Pyschiatric 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 MorePersonal Space Larger, Less Permeable in Schizophrenia Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with schizophrenia have higher personal space (PS) size and lower PS permeability compared with controls, according to a study published online June 5 in Schizophrenia Bulletin.Sarah L. Zapetis, fr…
Learn MoreGenetics May Affect Pregnancy Risk Factors for Offspring Neurodevelopmental Conditions
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Maternal genetic liability to neurodevelopmental conditions is associated with several pregnancy-related factors previously thought to be associated with those conditions, according to a study published onl…
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