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Possible changes in DSM-5 could do more harm than good for patients A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). In a newly published commentary in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Mark Zimmerman, M.D., explains that lowering the diagnostic threshold for bipolar disorder will likely do more harm than...
CHICAGO, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Balanced Mind Foundation's "Bringing Hope Home" luncheon on April 19 featured expert speakers and powerful personal stories about the life-saving importance of educating and empowering parents raising children with mood disorders. Executive Director Susan B. Resko introduced a moving video, produced and donated by Steve and Wendy Sefcik of Sefcik Productions, New Jersey, who lost their 16-year-old son T.J. to suicide. The Sefciks...
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life. The findings shed new light on the debate about the importance of genetic and environmental triggers of psychotic disorders. For many years research in mental health has focused on the biological factors behind conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychotic depression, but there is now increasing evidence...
William H. Macy (Showtime’s Shameless), Jennifer Morrison (Lifetime Movie Network’s Bringing Ashley Home), and Emily Osment (ABC Family’s Cyberbully) to be honored for their portrayals at upcoming PRISM Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CA. Burbank, CA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. is proud to announce actor William H. Macy (Showtime’s Shameless) has been selected to receive the PRISM Award: Performance in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of...
CHICAGO, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixteen people will be honored with prestigious Reintegration Awards for their outstanding efforts to improve the lives of individuals with serious mental illnesses during the 42nd National Council Mental Health and Addictions Conference, April 15-17, in Chicago. The awards also celebrate the achievements of people living with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who have overcome a multitude of obstacles to improve their lives and the lives of...
DALLAS, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Do you find that life has gotten out of hand? Life changes can throw us curve balls which may hit us in the leg (manageable) or may hit us smack in the head (unmanageable). One way or another, we have to deal with it and exit the other side in one healthy piece. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120319/CG72121) Three years ago, I faced an empty nest, was unhappy in my 25-year marriage, and had a breakdown.. My personality...
Psychiatry is employing smartphone technology as an innovative tool in the assessment and treatment of schizophrenia and other serious mental illness. Prominent in this endeavor is Dror Ben-Zeev, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School and director of the Thresholds-Dartmouth Research Center in Chicago. “We are using the technology that is already in your pocket to create a completely new medium for psychotherapeutic intervention,” says Ben-Zeev. “You can...
Scientists have gained insight into why lithium salts are effective at treating bipolar disorder in what could lead to more targeted therapies with fewer side-effects. Bipolar disorder is characterised by alternating states of elevated mood, or mania, and depression. It affects between 1% and 3% of the general population. The extreme 'mood swings' in bipolar disorder have been strongly associated with disruptions in circadian rhythms – the 24-hourly rhythms controlled by our body...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) today reported financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 and provided a general business update. Alexza recorded a net loss of $9.7 million and $40.5 million in the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, respectively, as reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), compared to net income of $25.4 million in...
Stimulating the brain with a weak electrical current is a safe and effective treatment for depression and could have other surprise benefits for the body and mind, a major Australian study of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has found. Medical researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Black Dog Institute have carried out the largest and most definitive study of tDCS and found up to half of depressed participants experienced substantial improvements...
