Tag: mood disorders

Survey suggests possible link between family history of psychiatric disorders and intellectual interests

Sue January 26, 2012 Comments Off

From the Princeton University press release by Morgan Kelly: A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be… Read more »

Study looks at possible links between eating disorders and specific personality traits

Sue January 24, 2012 Comments Off

From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: This study analyzes the occurrence of specific personality traits and psychiatric disorders in a population of patients with eating… Read more »

Study suggests inability to express emotion can sometimes be an early symptom of Parkinson’s disease

Sue January 20, 2012 Comments Off

From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: Alexithymia has been found to be strongly associated with depression in both general and clinical populations. Alexithymic and depressive… Read more »

Study links low vitamin D levels in children with depression in adolescence and adulthood

Sue January 19, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Bristol press release via HealthCanal: New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol, which has been charting the health of… Read more »

Researchers starting study to assess new treatment for chronic depression

Sue January 10, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Southampton press release: Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of… Read more »

Study looks at potential effects of excessive gaming

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From the Victoria University (Australia) press release: Excessive video gamers may have higher levels of anxiety and depression, according to preliminary studies at Victoria University. Video gaming researcher Daniel Loton… Read more »

Study suggests depression more likely to cause inflammation than to be its result

Sue January 5, 2012 Comments Off

From the Elsevier press release: An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression. A… Read more »

Study links low vitamin D levels to depression

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From the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center press release: Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the… Read more »

Study points to gene for depression

Sue January 4, 2012 Comments Off

From the Elsevier press release: Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of being depressed and the use… Read more »

Study suggests higher risk of depression in women with celiac disease

Sue December 28, 2011 Comments Off

From the Pennsylvania State University press release: Women with celiac disease — an autoimmune disorder associated with a negative reaction to eating gluten — are more likely than the general… Read more »