From the Bangor University press release via MedicalXPress: A new study by research psychologists at Bangor and Oxford Universities show that half of adults who experience clinical depression had their first episode start in adolescence.…
From the UCSF press release via HealthCanal: People with schizophrenia who completed 80 hours of intensive, computerized cognitive training exercises were better able to perform complex tasks that required them to distinguish their internal thoughts…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release via HealthCanal: Researchers at the MedUni Vienna have, for the first time, investigated the influence of the serotonin system on the default mode network (DMN) in the…
From the Ryerson University press release: People collect things all the time: books, newspapers, stamps. But when a casual hobby turns into an incessant need to hoard, it becomes a disorder that requires intervention. But…
From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: In a look at how major stressors during childhood can change a person’s biological risk for psychiatric disorders, researchers at Butler Hospital have discovered a genetic alteration…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Employees on sick leave with common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety fully returned to work sooner when therapy deals with work-related problems and how to…
From the NYU School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Voluminous research literature attests to the multiple negative consequences of maternal depression and depressive symptoms for the health and development of children. In contrast, there…
From the Centre national de la recherche scientifique press release via MedicalXPress: Working memory, which consists in the short-term retention and processing of information, depends on specific regions of the brain working correctly. This faculty…
From the Research Council of Norway press release via AlphaGalileo: People with dementia suffer more from sleep disorders and depression than other people. The highest incidence is found among patients with Lewy body dementia (LBD).…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: A pioneering new study finds that a specific type of computerized cognitive training can lead to significant neural and behavioral improvements in individuals with schizophrenia. The research,…