HEALTHDAY - MENTAL HEALTH
5/24/2013
Sleep Duration Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in People With Insomnia
Posted 3:00 PM 5/24/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests a link between sleep duration and suicidal thoughts among people with insomnia.
Every additional hour someone with insomnia sleeps is associated with a 72 percent drop in the likelihood of moderate or high risk of suicide, according (More)
Many Medical Students Have Anti-Fat Bias, Study Finds
Parents Underestimate Influence Over Teens' Substance Abuse: Survey
Storm Chasers: Born to Be Wild?
5/23/2013
People With Borderline Personality Disorder May Misinterpret Facial Emotions
Posted 2:00 PM 5/23/2013 by Margaret Farley Steele
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Symptoms of borderline personality disorder often mimic traits of other psychiatric disorders, complicating diagnosis and treatment. But researchers in Canada say they have identified a characteristic that may be unique to borderline personality disorder: a (More)
Too Few Kids Use Fast-Food Calorie Info, Study Finds
5/22/2013
Having Both Migraines, Depression May Mean Smaller Brain
Posted 2:00 PM 5/22/2013 by By Maureen Salamon
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Migraines and depression can each cause a great deal of suffering, but new research indicates the combination of the two may be linked to something else entirely -- a smaller brain.
Already aware that people with migraines face double the risk of (More)
Migraine, Chronic Back Pain Tied to Higher Suicide Risk
5/21/2013
Removing Tonsils Helps Kids With Sleep Apnea, Study Finds
Posted 2:00 PM 5/21/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Swollen tonsils and adenoids are a major cause of sleep apnea in children, and while removing them did not improve attention, memory or learning for these kids, it did help them with sleep, behavior and quality of life, a new study finds.
Sleep apnea is (More)
Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Student Suicide May Spur Similar Thoughts in Teens
Bed-Sharing Raises SIDS Risk Fivefold, Study Finds
Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC
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ADHD in Childhood May Raise Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Posted 7:00 AM 5/20/2013 by By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those who didn't have the disorder when they were young, a new 30-year study shows.
Researchers found that men with childhood ADHD (More)
Latest Edition of Psychiatry's 'Bible' Launched Amid Controversy
5/17/2013
Latest Edition of Psychiatry's 'Bible' Launched Amid Controversy
Posted 3:00 PM 5/17/2013 by By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- As the American Psychiatric Association unveils the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry this weekend, the uproar over its many changes continues.
"This is unprecedented, the amount of commentary and debate and criticism," (More)
Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
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