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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Five Major Mental Disorders Share Genetic Roots
March 1, 2013 • Science Update Five major mental disorders share some of the same genetic risk factors, the largest genome-wide study of its kind has found. Evidence for such genetic overlap had previously been limited to pairs of disorders. … Continue reading
Rapid Antidepressant Works by Boosting Brain’s Connections
An experimental drug that lifts depression in hours likely works by rapidly stimulating connections between brain cells, a study in rats has revealed. The drug, called ketamine, quickly generated such synapses in a brain circuit implicated in human depression by … Continue reading
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Affirmations for Personal Growth
Present Tense Affirmations I encourage myself I am fully confident in myself I see only the good things in myself I destroy negative self talk I am immune to negative thinking I utilize positive self talk to my advantage I … Continue reading
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Intensive Psychotherapy More Effective Than Brief Therapy for Treating Bipolar Depression
Patients taking medications to treat bipolar disorder are more likely to get well faster and stay well if they receive intensive psychotherapy, according to results from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), funded by the National Institutes … Continue reading
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Depression poem
Your annoyed when I’m too happy Your bothered when I’m too sad As much as I want to tell you I know you don’t understand When I’m this way you can never know Because of the views you hold All … Continue reading
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Bipolar Spectrum Disorder May Be Underrecognized and Improperly Treated
A new study supports earlier estimates of the prevalence of bipolar disorder in the U.S. population, and suggests the illness may be more accurately characterized as a spectrum disorder. It also finds that many people with the illness are not … Continue reading
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Light Switches Brain Pathway On-and-Off to Dissect How Anxiety Works
Scientists, for the first time, have switched anxiety on-and-off in active animals by shining light at a brain pathway. Instinctively reclusive mice suddenly began exploring normally forbidding open spaces when a blue laser activated the pathway – and retreated into … Continue reading
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Brain Imaging Predicts Psychotherapy Success in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder
February 1, 2013 • Science Update Treatment for social anxiety disorder or social phobia has entered the personalized medicine arena—brain imaging can provide neuromarkers to predict whether traditional options such as cognitive behavioral therapy will work for a particular patient, … Continue reading
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Pilot Study Will Test New Treatment to Reduce Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder
NIMH recently funded Kim Gratz, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center, and colleagues to continue to test a new group therapy to help women with borderline personality disorder reduce self-harm behaviors and to improve functioning. Borderline personality disorder is a … Continue reading
Coordinated Treatment Approach Improves Anxiety Symptoms
A coordinated, multi-component treatment approach was more effective in treating anxiety disorders than usual care found in primary care settings, according to an NIMH-funded study published May 19, 2010, in a special issue of the Journal of the American Medical … Continue reading
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