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Background: The literature regarding the management of factitious disorder (FD) is diverse and generally of case reports or case series. To date there has been no systematic review of the effectiveness of management techniques. Methods: Systematic review of all evidence
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As symptoms of depression go, there is none much clearer than having thoughts of suicide. But a spate of recent announcements from federal health officials suggests a surprising new interpretation of suicidal fantasies and the depression they are thought to
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Dementia is a part of Parkinson’s disease for most patients and reduces survival, researchers from Norway report, and the likelihood of developing dementia increases with age. Of 233 Parkinson’s disease patients, 140 (60 percent) developed dementia by the end of
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As many as one in five women in the United States suffers from postpartum depressive symptoms, according to results of a new survey. The findings, published in Thursday’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the US Centers for
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Establishing a link between climate change and mental health, the World Health Organisation has said extreme weather conditions like floods, droughts and natural calamities can lead to psychiatric illnesses. “Psychosocial illnesses are a part of the various health issues associated
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Youth suicides increased after Health Canada warned about the use of antidepressants, a University of Manitoba researcher has found. Health Canada issued a notice in 2004 that antidepressant drugs were linked to increased rates of suicidal thoughts in children and
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the individual-level factors impacting pregnant women’s access to mental health treatment for depression. METHODS: A total of 1,416 pregnant women receiving prenatal care completed measures of depressive symptomatology, willingness to seek treatment for depression or anxiety,
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Bipolar? Depression? You are not alone. It seems to run in the family. But there is hope. What’s it really like coping with these mental disorders? You can find answers by attending a public meeting on Saturday, April 5th at
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In the first study in the Arab world to document mental illness and treatment on a national level, researchers from Lebanon have described the prevalence of mental disorders and their relation to exposure to war. Elie Karam and colleagues, who
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A team of researchers at the University of Washington and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories has uncovered genetic errors that may shed light on the causes of schizophrenia. The scientists found that deletions and duplications of DNA are more common in
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Reports of sudden deaths, strokes, heart attacks and hypertension in both children and adults taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are spurring new government study into the medications’ safety. Sales of drugs to treat ADHD have increased sharply
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Experts say about 8 percent of the general population will suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. The number gets much higher in the veteran population. How a person handles trauma – ranging from street crime to child abuse – may
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