Category Archives: News & updates

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 →

January 28, 2016 • Science Update An international consortium of scientists has identified a stretch of chromosome that is associated with responsiveness to the mood-stabilizing medication lithium among patients with bipolar disorder. While the finding won’t have an immediate clinical … Continue reading →

September 21, 2015 • Science Update NIMH, the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) have announced a significant collaboration on a new 4-year, $6.8 million study called Suicide Prevention for at-Risk … Continue reading →

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 →

Three types of symptoms emerged as powerful predictors of whether a youth with one parent with bipolar disorder will go on to develop the disorder, according to a study of 391 at-risk youth. The findings offer a much more specific … Continue reading →

Sleep disorders associated with medical disorders 1. Alcoholism Alcohol abuse and dependency commonly disturb sleep. After 30 minutes of alcohol consumption, subjective sleepiness increases and stays high for four hours. After that, sleep become fragmented as the lowered alcohol level … Continue reading →

According to the diagnostic manual, you have Generalized Anxiety Disorder if: You are excessively anxious, worry about all kinds of things, and find it difficult to control the worry. Along with anxiety and worry, you have at least three of … Continue reading →

Anxiety is the body’s response to fear. It plays a valuable role in self-preservation – the fear of the consequences often prevents us from taking unnecessary risks. Anxiety as a disorder results from the fear response becoming out of proportion … Continue reading →

Some prescription drugs can cause depression. Here are some examples: Nytol and other over-the-counter sleeping aids containing diphenhydramine Diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), and other prescription antianxiety medications known as benzodiazepines Medicines prescribed to strengthen the heart such as digitoxin (Crystodigin) … Continue reading →

The following techniques are good for getting relief from depression. Try any two of these for a quick relief. Aerobic Exercise: Twenty to thirty minutes of bicycling, swimming, dancing, running, or brisk walking can relieve most common, mild depressions. It … Continue reading →