Improved Neural Development in Children Moved from Institutional Care

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Researchers from Harvard, Tulane, the University of Maryland and Boston Children's hospital compared MRI and EEG scans of 20 normally developing Romanian children with...

Social Phobia is Not a Neuropsychological Deficit

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Researchers at the University of Central Florida, saying "there are relatively few existing studies examining neuropsychological functioning in social phobia," found no difference across...

Mood Instability Linked to Psychosis

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Research drawing on the British national survey finds that, despite the fact that psychotic conditions and mood disorders have historically been approached as separate...

Even Low Lead Levels Affect Child Behaviors

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A team of American and Chinese researchers funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences report in JAMA Pediatrics that lead concentrations in...

Custody of Justina Pelletier to Be Decided Tomorrow

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The custody of Justina Pelletier, a Connecticut 15-year-old whose odyssey of diagnosis with "Somatoform Disorder" has trapped her in Boston Children's Hospital since last February, will...

Day Two of the Philly J&J Trial: “Risperdal Popcorn” & Other Perks

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Testimony at day two of the Philadelphia trial concerning a 17-year-old Texas boy who grew breasts after taking Risperdal from the age of five...

In-school Exercise a Help for Attention Deficits

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Researcher Michele Tine of Dartmouth College’s Poverty and Learning Lab reports in the journal Frontiers in Psychology that 12 minutes of aerobic exercise caused...

Nursing Home Director Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Medicating Residents With Psychotropic...

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The former director of a California nursing home has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for inappropriate medication of 23 individuals. All of...

ISEPP Board Member Testifies at Mexican Congressional Hearing on Psych Meds & Violence

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Dr. Toby Watson, The International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry's former executive director, reports on his expert testimony to the Federal Congress and...

Call for Papers: Critical Underpinnings of User/Survivor Research and Co-Production

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The journal Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology is calling for proposals for papers "aimed at tackling the 'hard' questions implicated in processes of user/survivor inclusion,...

Relabeling “Antidepressants”

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Do "the medications we call antidepressants justify the label of antidepressant?" So ask Davids Antonuccio and Healy in Scientifica. "On all of the identified...

Mindfulness Meditation Comparable to Medication for Depression

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Researchers from Johns Hopkins, publishing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewed the research literature on mindfulness meditation to find that it...

The Psychosis Must Go On

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Comedians score high on scales of psychotic traits, according to research published today in British Journal of Psychiatry. "The creative elements needed to produce humor...

US Government Proposes Stronger Rules for Disclosure of Medical Trial Results

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The US government is proposing to toughen the rules governing medical trials involving human subjects, to help ensure the trials are registered in advance...

Almost No Nursing Homes Meet Federal Standards for Antipsychotic Use

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The Office of the Inspector General finds that 99.5% of nursing facilities in the United States are non-compliant regarding federal regulations concerning antipsychotic use....

Previous Experiences with Treatments Influence Effectiveness of New Treatments

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Previous experiences of treatments working or not working significantly influence the effectiveness of new treatments on clinical trial participants and patients, even in relation...

Non-English Language Journals: Unrecognized Contributors

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A review in BMC Psychiatry concludes that "Non-English language general psychiatry journals contribute substantially to the body of research. However, recognition, and in particular...

The Economist Unwraps the DSM

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The Economist, in its upcoming edition, says of the DSM "No other major branch of medicine has such a single text, with so much...

Color of Light Affects Mood

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In research that may have implications for depression in humans, researchers at Ohio State find that hamsters exposed to blue and white light rather...

Consumer Reports: Antipsychotics in Children Rises Despite Questions of Safety & Efficacy

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Consumer Reports writes that the number of children prescribed antipsychotics has tripled over the last 10 to 15 years, despite a lack of evidence...

Both Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy Effect Sizes Small

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In a review of 852 trials of pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies for major psychiatric disorders, involving 137,126 patients, an international team of researchers found that...

Infant Rats Adopt Their Mothers’ Fears

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Newborn rats can "learn" the fears their mothers have, and then will carry those same fears for the rest of their lives, according to...

Racial Discrimination Associated With Psychotic Symptoms

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A study of 650 immigrant and racial & ethnic minority young adults in the United States finds that psychotic symptoms are significantly correlated with...

The Upside of Sadness

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Being morose provides benefits, according to research suggesting that detail-oriented, analytical thinking styles can accompany periods of sadness.  Science News reports that people experiencing...

Hearing on H.R. 3717 (“Murphy Bill”) to Take Place Tomorrow

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The House Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing tomorrow (Thursday, April 3, 2014) on the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act," also...