Links Between Maternal Behavior and Psychological Sequelae

2
Researchers from Taiwan and the United States find, in a study of 1,752 inner-city infants born between 1960 and 1965 (the Johns Hopkins Pathways...

Stress Impacts Brain Development

0
Research by a team at the University of California in Berkeley (including noted stress researcher Robert Sapolsky) published research in Molecular Psychiatry that finds chronic...

Effects of Stress Can Cross Generations

0
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found, for the first time, that genes affected by stress during life can be passed to the...

Schizophrenia Subtypes Disappearing From the Literature

6
Schizophrenia Bulletin publishes a review of published articles that finds the use of schizophrenia subtypes (Catatonic, Disorganized, Paranoid, Residual & Undifferentiated), "while widely used...

Active Engagement More Important Than Type of Treatment

0
Researchers (including Irving Kirsch) in the U.S., Israel and the U.K. find that a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants may provide a slight benefit...

Both Older and Younger Parental Age Linked to Mental Health

0
Recent research has focused on a seemingly high rate of psychiatric disorders in the offspring of older fathers.  New research in JAMA Psychiatry, using...

J&J Fraud Plea Prompts Academics to Regret Participation

4
Following Johnson & Johnson's record $2.2 billion settlement for criminal marketing — including $1.4 billion related to its marketing of Risperdal, making it one of the...

Bleuler’s Continued Legacy

0
This month's Neuropsychobiology reviews, in two articles, the continued legacy of Eugen Bleuler - originator of the term "schizophrenia."  An article from Switzerland states that...

More Research Links Autism to Pesticides

3
Autism and rates of other neurogically-related problems are higher in areas where large amounts of chemical pesticides are used, according to University of California...

Convicted Murderer Blames Chantix; Appeals Judge’s Refusal to Subpoena Pfizer

3
Army Pfc. George D.B. MacDonald, convicted in 2009 of stabbing and slashed a sleeping recruit whom he did not know, is appealing his judge's...

J&J Will Share Research Data, Yale University to Oversee Access

0
Yale University has agreed to screen access - with Johnson & Johnson's input - to detailed clinical trial data on the pharmaceutical giant's products.  ...

Obama Administration to Require Mental Health Insurance “Parity”

15
The Obama administration will announce today, according to the New York Times, regulations that will require insurers to offer care for mental health issues...

Serious Warnings on Drugs Paradoxically Increase Sales

0
Researchers from Tel Aviv, Singapore and New York find that  although "Warnings that a promoted product can have adverse side effects (e.g., smoking cigarettes...

One-third of Preschoolers with ADHD Taking Stimulants

2
One-third of US children aged 4-5 who've been diagnosed with ADHD are being prescribed stimulant drugs.

NY Supreme Court Awards $1.5 M in Antidepressant-Related Suicide

0
The New York State Supreme Court found in favor of Janice Mazella, widow of  basketball coach and teacher Joe Mazella, in a malpractice suit...

Integrating Mental Health and Development in Nepal

1
PLoS Medicine's series on Global Mental Health Practice looks at the BasicNeeds model of Mental Health and Development. BasicNeeds is comprised of five key...

Australian Medical Journal Editor Fired, Others Resign Over Independence Concerns

0
The editor of the Australian Medical Association's journal was fired after he voiced concerns about changes that he felt endangered the journal's independence.

Is Exercise Best for Depression?

6
Time magazine reviews the evidence on exercise for depression, finding that exercise alters brain chemistry such that the brain shows less stress in response...

American Psychological Association Begins Inquiry into Torture Allegations

3
"The American Psychological Association (APA) last week named a former federal prosecutor to lead an investigation into its role in supporting the U.S. government’s...

Antipsychotics Given to 68.3% of British With Learning Disabilities

9
Analysis of a survey of 104 provider organizations - representing 3,250 service users in September of 2013 - finds that over two-thirds of British...

Most Media Health Stories Pump Positives, Minimize Harms

3
A "Special Communication" by HealthNewsReview.org publisher Gary Schwitzer published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that most news media present very...

Fort Hood Shooter was in Treatment, Taking Psychiatric Medication at Time of Shooting

10
Specialist Ivan Lopez, who is accused of killing three people and wounding 16 others at Ford Hood army base yesterday, had been examined by...

Abilify Lawsuit Dismissed

0
LAW360 reports that a Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a movement disorder attributed to Bristol-Myers' drug Abilify.  The judge held that...

Arkansas Court Overturns $1.2B Judgment Against J&J

8
The Arkansas Supreme Court today overturned a $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson, ruling that laws requiring companies to properly communicate risks and...

Non-Distressed Psychosis-Like Experiences Not Linked to Serious Mental Illness

2
Research from the University of Maryland finds that "Although 'psychosis-like experiences' (PLEs) may reflect elevated risk for onset of serious mental illness," further examination...