Category: Disorders

Poor sleep due to anxiety or depression may make it harder to think positive

From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: A lack of sleep makes everything harder. Focusing, finishing assignments, and coping with everyday stress can become monumental tasks. People with anxiety… Read more »

Benefits of long-term use of ADHD medications questioned

From the Wiley press release: In a study that followed more than 500 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood, extended use of stimulant medication was linked with suppressed adult… Read more »

Moderate exercise improves memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes

From the University of Tsukuba media release: University of Tsukuba-led researchers show that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and that enhanced transport of… Read more »

Depression in young people affects the stomach, anxiety the skin

From the Universität Basel media release: Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum… Read more »

Stuttering related to brain circuits that control speech production

From the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute media release: Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)… Read more »

Does your mind jump around, stay on task or get stuck?

From the University of California – Berkeley media release: During downtime, some of us daydream while others might focus on a to-do list, or get stuck in a negative loop. Psychology has… Read more »

Few children born to parents with serious mental illness live with both parents while growing up

From the Elsevier media release: Serious mental illness such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia has been shown to affect relationships and parenting capabilities. Children of parents with serious mental illness are… Read more »