Ethnic Perceptions of Body Weight
For many the acronym BMI is not a misspelled nice foreign car, rather a threatening expression that they are overweight or obese. Yet while body [...]
Psychcentral Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:09:47 +0000

Alcohols Role in Crime and Accidents Under-Reported
A professor of communication at Ohio State University has discovered the media, particularly television news, fails to report the role alcohol presumable plays in violent [...]
Psychcentral Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:46:18 +0000

Attempt to Avoid Racial Conflict May Backfire
Efforts by whites to avoid racial conflict by avoiding the topic of race when interacting with blacks, may lead to unintentional body language. The less-friendly [...]
Psychcentral Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:50:32 +0000

Why We 'never Forget A Face'
Are you one of those people who never forgets a face?New research from Vanderbilt University suggests that we can remember more faces than other objects and that faces "stick" the best in our short-term memory. The reason may be that our expertise in remembering faces allows us to package them better for memory.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:00:00 PST

Mangalore: Psychiatry Activity Centre Inaugurated at KMC - Daijiworld.com
Daijiworld.comMangalore: Psychiatry Activity Centre Inaugurated at KMCDaijiworld.com, India - 14 hours agoMangalore, Dec 15: The psychiatry activity centre of KMC Hospital, Attavar here was inaugurated by deputy mayor Abdul Saleem on Friday December 15. ...
Google News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:52:00 GMT

Illicit Use of Specific Prescription Stimulants Among College Students: Prevalence, Motives, and Routes of Administration
Anecdotal reports have identified Adderall as the main drug used by students to help them study, but are the stories true? Pharmacotherapy
Medscape Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Gary J. Tucker, 1934-2006: Former chairman of UW psychiatry - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Gary J. Tucker, 1934-2006: Former chairman of UW psychiatrySeattle Post Intelligencer - 19 hours agoGary Tucker, the motorcycle-riding former chairman of the University of Washington's Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, died last week at the age ...
Google News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:01:00 GMT

Applications of Individual Growth Curve Modeling for Pediatric Psychology Research
Objective To provide a brief, nontechnical introduction to individual growth curve modeling for the analysis of longitudinal data. Several applications of individual growth curve modeling for pediatric psychology research are discussed. Methods To illustrate these applications, we analyze data from an ongoing pediatric psychology study of the possible impact of spina bifida on child and family development (N = 135). Three repeated observations, spaced by approximately 2 years, contributed to the analyses (M age at baseline = 8.84). Results Results indicated that individual linear growth curves of emotional autonomy varied as a function of the youth gender by spina bifida group membership interaction. Conclusions Strengths of individual growth curve modeling relative to more traditional methods of analysis are highlighted (e.g., completely flexible specification of the time variable, explicit modeling of both aggregate-level and individual-level growth curves).
oxfordjournals.org Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Longitudinal Changes in Family Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight
Objectives Although children with very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) are at high risk for developmental impairments, we know little about the long-term effects of VLBW on families. This study examined long-term family outcomes and their stability over time. Methods Participants were the families of 64 children with <750 g birth weight, 54 with 750–1499 g birth weight, and 66 term-born controls. Family burden and parental distress were assessed annually as part of longitudinal follow-up of the children from mean ages 11–14 years. Results Family burden and parental distress were higher in the <750 g group than in the term-born group, but differences varied with the child’s age and family environment. Conclusions The findings document long-term effects of VLBW on families that are moderated by the degree of low birth weight, child’s age, and family environment.
oxfordjournals.org Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Drug Treatment Slows Macular Vision Loss In Diabetics
A drug commonly used to slow the loss of central vision has shown promise in stemming a common precursor of blindness in diabetics, which involves the same central light-sensitive area of retina, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute scientists report.
sciencedaily.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0100

Intelligent Children More Likely To Become Vegetarian
Intelligent children may be more likely to be vegetarian as adults, suggests a study published online by the British Medical Journal.
sciencedaily.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0100

Antioxidants Decrease Disease In Fruit Fly Model Of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which brain cells damaged by naturally occurring chemicals known as reactive oxygen species have been observed. Whether this oxidative damage causes neurodegeneration or is a consequence of it has not been previously determined. A study now indicates that oxidative damage contributes to neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of disorders such as AD, suggesting that targeting antioxidant pathways might provide a new approach for treating individuals with AD.
sciencedaily.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0100

FDA Advisers Want Antidepressant Suicidality Black-Box Warning for Young Adults
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- FDA advisers have recommended that a suicidality-risk black box warning on antidepressant drugs be extended from children and adolescents to cover adults in their middle 20s.
Med Page Today Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:01:54 -0400

Optimizing the Long-term Treatment of Insomnia
Chronic insomnia is a common condition that is associated with significant quality-of-life decrements and increased future health risks. Learn about way to optimize long-term treatment in this column. Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery
Medscape Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Child psychiatry crisis highlighted - Irish Health
Child psychiatry crisis highlightedIrish Health, Ireland - Dec 14, 2006... Psychiatry representatives of the IHCA met with Minister O''Malley yesterday in the wake of the RTE Prime Time Programme which highlighted deficiencies in ... IHCA arranges second meeting with O'Malley Irish Medical Newsall 4 news articles
Google News Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:16:00 GMT

Optimizing Care for Patients with Schizophrenia: Improving Patient Adherence by Tailoring Treatment
Practical insights on how to best tailor treatment for individual schizophrenia patients and improve patient outcomes. (CME,CE)
Medscape Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

FDA May Expand Antidepressant Warnings
Should the FDA support the implementation of tough new warnings on antidepressants? This is being discussed today by an FDA Advisory Panel. Many parents and relatives of patients think there should be an expanded warning, while psychiatrists are concerned that patients with clinical depression may be put off taking drugs that can treat the illness effectively.
Medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:00:00 PST

Psychologist Helps Children With ADHD Make Friends
Many children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder suffer through a range of problems, from poor grades to poor relations with parents and teachers. But more than half of these children also have serious problems making friends. Too often they live lonely lives, never learning to develop the social skills they need to make friends as children or as adults.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:00:00 PST

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Delays Mental Development
NEW YORK -- Inner-city children exposed in utero to high levels of a now-banned pesticide had significantly greater delays in mental and psychomotor development than peers with low prenatal exposure, investigators reported.
Med Page Today Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:18:15 -0400

Changes in Gray Matter Density Signal Schizophrenia Risk
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- For a person at high risk for schizophrenia, a reduction in gray matter in the temporal lobes over time suggests a high likelihood that psychosis will develop, reported investigators here.
Med Page Today Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:25:13 -0400

Nabilone Could Treat Chorea and Irritability in HuntingtonA s ...
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription) -and Hugh Rickards, MD, MRCPsych., Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham ... In one single patient, single dose, uncontrolled open clinical trial using ...
Psychiatry News Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:00:24 +0100

Aggression and Quantitative MRI Measures of Caudate in Patients ...
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription) -... First MB, Spitzer RL, Gibbon M, et al: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM ... New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University ...
Psychiatry News Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:00:22 +0100

Essential Blepharospasm Responding to Haloperidol
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription) -... J Clin Psychiatry 2000; 61:949[Medline]. Defazio G, Lamberti P, Lepore V, et al: Facial dystonia: clinical features, prognosis and pharmacology in 31 patients. ...
Psychiatry News Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:00:21 +0100

Minor depression is not `minor`, it can easily become a major depression
Patients with mild depression or anxiety problems can help themselves by using informal self help strategies.
psychiatry24x7.com Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:06:30 +0100

Social workers in mental health services suffer from immense stress and emotional exhaustion
Social workers in mental healthcare teams are experiencing high levels of stress and burnout.
psychiatry24x7.com Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:49:07 +0100

Bipolar patients are recommended not to drink any alcohol
Alcohol consumption, even when low, has negative effects on bipolar disease. The symptoms are more severe and the disease episodes are more frequent than in bipolar patients who do not drink any alcohol.
psychiatry24x7.com Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:51:55 +0200