Mental Health Weekly Digest articles from October 2003

Mental Health Weekly Digest archives from October 2003

Study to examine effectiveness for mentally ill patients.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a Duke University Medical Center team $1.98 million in research funding to study the use and effectiveness of "psychiatric advance directives...

UGA, MCG study impact of long-term use of drugs.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Whether the long-term use of the newer schizophrenia drugs damages or improves a patient's cognitive ability is the focus of a cooperative study by the University of Georgia (UGA) and the Medical...

Learning skills greatly limits stress for family caregivers, study finds.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interventional skill-building programs ease the depression, anxiety, and anger common among family caregivers coping with a loved one who has dementia, say Stanford University Medical Center...

Screening at primary level could be next trend in health care.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Given that one out of three patients seen by a primary physician suffers from a mental disorder, administering a simple screening measure at this level is not only effective, it's needed, said a Texas...

Lithium upregulates hippocampal IMPA1 mRNA and MIP synthase.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lithium treatment upregulates both MIP synthase and IMPA1 mRNA in the rat hippocampus. "In the de novo synthesis of inositol, the conversion of D-glucose-6-phosphate to L-myo-inositol-1-phosphate...

Different approaches required for monitoring trends.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.K. authors of a recently published research letter suggest that conventional methods for assessing trends in suicide rates - which show an overall reduction in suicide in England and Wales over the...

Role of signal regulation by G-proteins in opioid dependence reviewed.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have published a review of the role of signal regulation by G-proteins in opioid dependence in a recent issue of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. According to a...

Changes in television or magazine exposure affect young girls' eating habits.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Changes in television or magazine exposure affect young girls' eating habits. "The relationship between girls' media exposure and their development of eating disorder symptomatology was assessed. At...

Fasting plasma ghrelin levels examined in subtypes of anorexia nervosa.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The fasting plasma ghrelin levels in subtypes of anorexia nervosa were reported in a recent issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. "Ghrelin has a role in regulating eating behavior and...

Antipsychotic drugs linked to type 2 diabetes.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence from a large health plan database indicates an association between antipsychotic medications and type 2 diabetes. According to a study from the United States, "Case evidence suggests that...

Link to behavioral problems in children found.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children with asthma are more likely to have behavioral problems, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Manchester. Dr. Rachel Calam, senior lecturer in clinical...

Generic version of Paxil launched.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apotex Corp. announced that it has launched paroxetine hydrochloride tablets, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, and 40 mg. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Apotex' paroxetine tablets...

Study confirms the low prevalence of psychiatric adverse events with Keppra.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a new study show that the prevalence of psychiatric adverse events (PAEs) with Keppra (levetiracetam) is low and not related to start dose or titration schedule. The new data reaffirm...

Economic stress in Germany linked to decline in male births.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What influences a baby's gender? Forget the myths about the lunar cycle or the location of the parents at conception. A new study by a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, said a...

Monoamine oxidase A gene mutations may affect autism severity in males.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Monoamine oxidase A gene mutations may influence autism severity in males. "A functional polymorphism (the upstream variable-number tandem repeat region, or uVNTR) in the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA)...

Alzheimer drug trials should include a brain biopsy for beta-amyloid level.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinical trials of Alzheimer therapies should include an initial brain biopsy, as many people do have beta-amyloid. "A cortical biopsy was analyzed using immunohistochemical methodology in a total...

Affectivity model provides best expanation of genetic influence on job satisfaction.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic influences on job satisfaction are best explained using the affectivity model of disposition. In a recent study, scientists in the United States investigated "the extent to which traits...

Antisaccade performance normal in relatives of schizophrenia patients.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisaccade performance is not impaired in relatives of schizophrenia patients. "Numerous studies have replicated the finding that schizophrenia patients make an increased number of errors on an...

Off-label uses for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors outlined.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have provided evidence for the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for treating off-label conditions. "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used...

Screening for osteoporosis should be done before electroconvulsive treatment.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Screening for osteoporosis should be done before electroconvulsive treatment. "We report on a case of a 64-year-old female patient who received electroconvulsive treatment for major depression. The...

Industry study reveals behavioral health benefits pay off.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study reaffirms the ability to demonstrate effective, measurable results to employers that provide behavioral health benefits. The study, led by G.S. (Jeb) Brown, PhD, of the Center for...

Stress makes symptoms worse.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For patients with multiple sclerosis, stressful life events seem to make their symptoms worse, finds a study. Dutch researchers followed 73 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis....

Circadian tryptophan hydroxylase expression in brainstem varies by isoform.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Circadian tryptophan hydroxylase expression in the brainstem varies by isoform. According to published research from England, "A second gene encoding a functional tryptophan hydroxylase activity has...

Educational achievement can overcome problematic parenting.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Educational achievement can overcome problematic parenting. "This review describes a recent approach to studying the intergenerational processes that place families and children at risk for a broad...

First year of widowhood most harmful to mental health, large study finds.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- From one of the largest prospective and cross-sectional studies conducted on the health of middle-age women, researchers found that first-year widows have a substantial drop in their mental health but...

Recurrent brief depression is prevalent among the young people of Italy.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recurrent brief depression is prevalent among the young people of Italy. According to a study from Italy, "the clinical relevance of Recurrent Brief Depression (RBD) has not received sufficient...

Apolipoprotein D plays role in psychiatric disorders.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apolipoprotein D plays a role in psychiatric disorders. "Apolipoprotein D (apoD) is an atypical plasma apolipoprotein and, based on its primary structure, it is a member of the lipocalin protein...

FDA approves ABILIFY (Aripiprazole) sNDA.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for ABILIFY...

Interneurons play important roles in schizophrenia.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interneurons play important roles in schizophrenic and affective disorders. According to recent research published in the journal Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie, "In brains of patients with...

New program will pursue gene leads.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced a new program expanding genetics research on schizophrenia in its own Bethesda,...

Drug market to triple sales volume by 2012.
October 6, 2003... 2003 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, Inc., a research and advisory firm focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that the social anxiety disorder (SAD) drug market will triple sales volume by 2012...

High blood pressure does not accelerate age-related cognitive decline.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that contrary to the classical model of aging, increased blood pressure does not accelerate the age-related decline in performing certain mental...

More screening would detect postpartum depression risk among Hispanic women.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More screening would detect postpartum depression risk among Hispanic women. "This longitudinal study examined depression symptoms among pregnant, low-income, urban Latinas, primarily Puerto Ricans...

High blood pressure is a factor in some "senior moments".
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Memory problems commonly associated with age and called "senior moments" might be related to reduced blood flow to the brain caused by high blood pressure, according to a report at the American Heart...

Tau haplotype linked to frontotemporal dementia.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tau haplotype is linked to frontotemporal dementia development. "It has been reported that the H1 haplotype of the tau gene, located on chromosome 17q21, is associated with progressive supranuclear...

Symptomatology in women with premenstrual disorders is wide-ranging.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Symptomatology in women with premenstrual disorders is wide-ranging. "Because of the prevalence, chronicity and distress caused by premenstrual symptoms (PMS), diagnosis and effective treatments...

Panic attacks may be common among postmenopausal women.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Panic attacks may be relatively common among postmenopausal women and may be associated with stressful life events, medical illness, and functional impairment, according to a new study. Panic...

Low-growth hormone level, poor attention may signal Alzheimer before memory loss.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Impaired attention and low levels of growth hormone may signal the onset of Alzheimer disease as early as 20 years before memory loss occurs, according to a study by noted brain researcher and...

Connecticut hospital sells off some mental health services.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, is shedding its outpatient mental health services, which involve schools for troubled children and treatment programs in several...

Company to market animal model for Alzheimer disease.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemoxymed, Inc., (HMYD) plans to bring to market research animals that develop a key pathology researchers believe to be an essential characteristic of Alzheimer disease. These animals, which are...

FDA approves Nefazodone HCL tablets.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., (RDY) announced that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final approval for the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application for Nefazodone Hydrochloride tablets...

FDA gives final approval for marketing of generic antidepressant.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RPI) announced that Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL) has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market nefazodone hydrochloride tablets,...

Study: Lexapro is as effective as Effexor XR, better tolerated.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forest Laboratories, Inc., (FRX) announced the results of an 8-week study performed in the United States, which found that Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) relieves the symptoms of major depressive...

Bulimia nervosa has culture-bound origins.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bulimia nervosa has culture-bound origins. In a recent journal report, "the authors explore the extent to which eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN),...

Lack of maternal physical or psychic reference may underlie anorexia nervosa.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lack of maternal physical or psychic reference may underlie anorexia nervosa. "In this study, anorexia nervosa has been examined from an etiopathogenic and psychoanalytical viewpoint. The...

In food allergy, c-fos increased in brain emotion areas, anti-IgE resolved.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psychological disorders in patients with food allergy may be explained by an animal model showing increased c-fos expression in emotion related brain areas; anti-IgE resolved it. "Although many...

Saitohin gene mutations strongly linked to tau haplotype in Polish population.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Saitohin gene mutations are strongly linked to tau haplotype in Polish population. The STH gene "is located in intron 9 of the tau protein gene," scientists in Poland explained. "It has been...

Human acid sphingomyelinase activity modulated by C-terminal cysteine.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human acid sphingomyelinase activity is modulated by its C-terminal cysteine. "One form of Niemann-Pick disease is caused by a deficiency in the enzymatic activity of acid sphingomyelinase,"...

Nonverbal reasoning intact in Klinefelter syndrome patients.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonverbal reasoning skills remain intact in Klinefelter syndrome (KS) patients. KS "is a sex chromosome abnormality associated with male infertility and mild cognitive deficits," scientists in the...

The interrelation of cancer, depression, and aging may affect geriatric immunity.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Geriatric therapy may find solutions to immunity problems in the areas of hormone and nerve related drugs; as cancer, depression, and aging may be interrelated. "The purpose of this paper is to...

Virological suppression in HIV patients linked to improved psychomotor speed.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virological suppression is linked to improved psychomotor speed in HIV patients. In a recent study, scientists in the United States "evaluated the association of a virologic response to highly...

Elderly patients' satisfaction with cochlear implants examined.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sizable number of the millions of Americans with untreated hearing loss suffer from sadness, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and insecurity. Additional research has found that the hearing...

New laws limit school involvement in medical diagnoses.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When Scott Ervin's son had some difficulties in class, he and his wife met with officials at the boy's elementary school who suggested they consider whether he would benefit from a drug like Ritalin....

Ginkgo biloba causes modest cognitive improvements in postmenopausal women.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ginkgo biloba causes modest cognitive improvements in postmenopausal women. "In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, postmenopausal women (53-65 years old) were randomly assigned to 7-day...

Obstetrical problems aren't linked to schizophrenia in the Caribbean population.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obstetrical problems aren't linked to schizophrenia in the Caribbean population. According to published research from Trinid & Tobago, "it has been shown that an excess of pregnancy and birth...

The burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder resembles that of other disorders.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder resembles that of other disorders. "Currently it is estimated that 3%-8% of women of reproductive age meet strict criteria for premenstrual dysphoric...

DAP12/TREM2 deficiency is linked to osteoporotic orientation.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DAP12/TREM2 deficiency is linked to osteoporotic orientation. According to a study from Finland, "polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy (PLOSL), Nasu-Hakola...

Novel DNA-binding protein plays role in 5-HT1A receptor regulation.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel DNA-bindng protein plays a key role in 5-HT1A receptor regulation. "Altered regulation of 5-HT1A receptors is implicated in mood disorders such as anxiety and major depression," scientists...

Obesity specialists are biased against overweight patients.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity specialists from physicians and researchers to pharmacologists and psychologists show significant anti-fat bias, according to a recent Yale study. "The stigma of obesity is so strong that...

Birth control pills reduce plasma levels of the drug lamotrigine.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Birth control pills reduce plasma levels of the drug lamotrigine. "The mean steady-state plasma concentration of lamotrigine (LTG) was 13 micro M/L in 22 women taking LTG in combination with oral...

Milestone reached in CARING study.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (GNSC) announced that it has reached enrollment goals in order to initiate HAP Marker discovery in its Clozapine and Agranulocytosis Relationships Investigated by...

Learning skills greatly limits stress for family caregivers, says Stanford study.
October 13, 2003... 2003 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interventional skill-building programs ease the depression, anxiety, and anger common among family caregivers coping with a loved one who has dementia, say Stanford University Medical Center...

Gene variations alter antidepressant side effects.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center have identified a genetic marker that can explain why some people experience side effects to common antidepressants while others do not. They also...

Post-stroke antidepressant treatment appears to reduce death rate.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antidepressant treatment for people who have had a stroke - whether the patients are depressed or not - appears to increase their chances of living longer, according to a University of Iowa (UI) study....

Mental adjustment to cancer is a main contributor to psychological distress.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mental adjustment to cancer is a main contributor to psychological distress. "Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease among women in developed countries. In Austria and Israel, it...

New understanding of treatment resistance reached.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pioneering research study using brain imaging has yielded new clues to help sufferers from severe depression who do not respond to conventional treatment. Around 5 million people in the U.K....

Major factors explain cognitive differences between the genders.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Major factors explain cognitive differences between the genders. "Gender differences in neuropsychological functioning of patients with psychiatric disorders have been studied extensively in the...

Exercise and athletic involvement moderate eating disorder severity in youth.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercise and athletic involvement moderate eating disorder severity in youth. "Exercise and athletic involvement were investigated as moderators of severity of eating pathology and psychopathology...

FDA advisory committee recommends approval of Namenda.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forest Laboratories (FRX) announced that an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously recommended the approval of Namenda, previously known by its generic name...

Spheron discovery bolsters company's AD therapeutic pipeline.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists from Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYMX) announced that newly discovered molecules represent an important breakthrough in the company's quest for effective Alzheimer therapeutics. ...

The Japanese Body Attitude Test doesn't distinguish major factors.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Japanese version of the Body Attitude Test doesn't distinguish major factors. According to published research from Japan, "the Body Attitude Test ( BAT) was developed by Probst et al. (1995)...

Research builds link between sleep, cancer progression.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A good night's sleep may be one weapon in the fight against cancer, according to researchers at Stanford University Medical Center. Their work is among the first to piece together the link between...

Anticonvulsant drug is promising therapy for drug abuse.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, suggests that gamma vinyl-GABA (GVG) - a drug used to treat epilepsy - may prove to be an effective...

Analysis of antidepressant studies demonstrate significant efficacy of Effexor.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (WYE), presented at a major conference an analysis of patient data from studies comparing antidepressant treatments demonstrating that significantly more...

FDA approves generic nefazodone hydrochloride tablets.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mylan Laboratories, Inc., (MYL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s, abbreviated new drug application for Nefazodone...

Sexual orientation "hard-wired" before birth.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of a new study by a team of British psychologists provide powerful new evidence that sexual orientation is "hard-wired" in the human brain before birth. Dr. Qazi Rahman of the...

Company gets final approval for nefazodone HCI tablets.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IVAX Corp. (IVX) received final U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for nefazodone hydrochloride tablets in 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, and 250...

Original EDI scales are reliable for assessing binge eating disorder.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Original EDI scales are reliable for assessing binge eating disorder. According to published research from Canada, "psychometric properties of the Eating Disorders Inventory-2 (EDI-2) when used for...

Study identifies three distinct clusters of the disease.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the current diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), fibromyalgia (FM), a common painful condition that affects primarily women, is defined by both a history of...

Written language has the power to clarify the abilities of older adults.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Written language has the power to clarify the abilities of older adults. "As a part of the Nun Study, a longitudinal investigation of aging and Alzheimer's disease, oral and written autobiographies...

Study shows disparities among states in programs for children.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mental health programs serve a far greater share of children in some states than in others, but states with higher use of mental health services do not necessarily have a higher need for them,...

Excess weight can be harmful to your child's mental health.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children who are obese are at increased risk for emotional problems that last well into adulthood, according to several studies and experts on the subject. Obesity and the mental disorders they...

Dispositional hardiness enables women to overcome gender discrimination.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dispositional hardiness enables women to overcome gender discrimination. "Three studies examined whether personality-based hardiness would be associated with mental health benefits in contexts of...

New data suggests Seroquel has benefits for schizophrenia patients.
October 20, 2003... 2003 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data from studies presented for the first time at the 16th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) suggest that the atypical antipsychotic, Seroquel (quetiapine), has efficacy and...