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A key component of social cognition, facial expression recognition, is one of the hallmark deficits of schizophrenia (Schneider et al, 2006). Although people with schizophrenia may show deficits in other aspects of face perception (Hall et al, 2004), only expression
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Age-related macular degeneration is a prevalent disease of aging that may cause irreversible vision loss, disability, and depression. The latter is rarely recognized or treated in ophthalmologic settings. Objective To determine whether problem-solving treatment can prevent depressive disorders in patients
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Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exhibit a pattern of instability in interpersonal relation-ships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning in early adulthood. These patients may experience other symptoms, such as mood swings or transient psychotic episodes, that are
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Declaration of interest S.S. has received honoraria and educational grants from several pharmaceutical companies. Background Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is considered an important predictor of short-term clinical outcome. Aims To explore the evolution of the concept of DUP, synthesise
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Mental illnesses produce some of the most challenging health problems faced by society, accounting for vast numbers of hospitalizations, disabilities resulting in billions in lost productivity, and sharply elevated risks for suicide. Scientists have long known that these potentially devastating
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In the 19th-century novel Hyperion, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow admonished his hero, unlucky in love, to “take this sorrow to thy heart, and make it a part of thee, and it shall nourish thee till thou art strong again.” Had Paul
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Schizophrenia and depression by themselves and especially in combination with each other are known to be important risk factors of suicide. An increased risk of suicide has also been reported for the period immediately after a psychiatric patient’s discharge from
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A new European study finds that cognitive behavioral therapy in conjunction with antidepressants does not provide additional benefit to adolescent patients. The finding is contrary to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines which advocate CBT for any
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A glaring shortfall of current antidepressant medications involves the need to take a drug for a particular length of time (often a month or more) before the effectiveness of the medication can be ascertained. During the long wait to begin
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David Harkins, a 55-year-old who needs medication to help with his bipolar disorder, lives with a college student in a private dorm near USF. Mental illness threw David Harkins’ life into reverse. At 19, he was managing the basketball team
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There’s depression, and then there’s double depression. Sound bad? It is, according to Thomas Joiner, Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor and the Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, who has identified hopelessness as a distinguishing feature of double depression in a
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Wendy Whelan, a star of the NYCB since 1991, has thought a lot about longevity. She knows that dancers don’t dance forever. “Will I dance after I quit dancing?” she asks ahead of the question. “Absolutely. I feel depressed if
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