Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder May Be Predictable Years Before Disease Onset
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Half of all psychosis and bipolar diagnoses in Finland occurred in individuals who had attended Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) during childhood or adolescence, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreNurse Practitioners Are Filling the Gap in U.S. Psychiatric Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While mental health care has become a full-blown crisis in the United States, a new study finds that psychiatric nurse practitioners are helping to fill the gap. The researchers discovered that the mental he…
Learn MoreUn importante estudio genético detecta ADN vinculado con el autismo y otros trastornos
VIERNES, 19 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de 70 genes muestran una fuerte asociación con el autismo, y más de 250 están vinculados con la afección, reveló un nuevo e importante análisis genético.El análisis es el más grande de su tipo hast…
Learn MorePyschiatric Advance Directives Effective for Mental Disorders
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Peer worker-facilitated psychiatric advance directives (PW-PAD) are effective for decreasing compulsory hospital admissions among people with mental disorders, according to a study recently published in JAMA…
Learn MoreMajor Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 70 genes are very strongly associated with autism and more than 250 are linked to the condition, a major new genetic analysis has revealed.The analysis is the largest of its kind to date, involving m…
Learn MoreFaltan camas en psiquiatría: un grupo de psiquiatras aborda la crisis actual
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En medio de una cruda escasez de camas de psiquiatría que solo ha empeorado para millones que sufren de una enfermedad mental durante la pandemia, la Asociación Americana de Psiquiatría (American Psy…
Learn MoreToo Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Amid a stark shortage of psychiatric beds that only worsened for millions suffering from mental illnesses during the pandemic, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is rolling out a new model that can …
Learn More¿Podría un medicamento común para la diabetes aliviar el trastorno bipolar?
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un medicamento para la diabetes de medio siglo de antigüedad parece ayudar a tratar el trastorno bipolar, al revertir la resistencia a la insulina de los pacientes, según un ensayo clínico a pequeña e…
Learn MoreCould a Common Diabetes Drug Ease Bipolar Disorder?
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A half-century-old diabetes drug appears to help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients’ insulin resistance, according to a small-scale clinical trial.Bipolar patients who responded to the drug metfor…
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