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clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Key Genes Associated With Schizophrenia Identified, on the site Clinically Psyched 2 days, 1 hour ago

Researchers identify key genes and prototype predictive test for schizophrenia

An Indiana University-led research team, along with a group of national and international collaborators, has identified and […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Reducing Post-Traumatic Stress After ICU, on the site Clinically Psyched 3 days, 8 hours ago

Women are more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress than men after leaving an intensive care unit (ICU), finds a new study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Critical Care. However, psychological […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Preventing Depression Requires Proactive Interventions by Health-Care System, on the site Clinically Psyched 3 days, 8 hours ago

UCSF-led team lays out 10-year roadmap to fight the disease

Major depressive episodes can be prevented, and to help ensure that they are, the health care system should provide routine access to […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Young Children of Unmarried Parents Fare Worse when a Father’s Support is Court-Ordered, on the site Clinically Psyched 3 days, 9 hours ago

Informal agreement between the mother and father may lead to better emotional environment

Young children of unmarried parents who live with their mother and receive court-mandated financial support from their […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Vitamin K2 Possible New Hope For Parkinson’s Patients, on the site Clinically Psyched 6 days, 7 hours ago

Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson’s using vitamin K2. His discovery gives hope to […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Blood Test Could Show Women at Risk of Postnatal Depression, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week ago

Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. The findings could lead to the […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Gifts of the MAGI in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week ago

New genetic findings reported in Biological Psychiatry

These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Cannabis Use During Youth Affects Brain Regions Associated With Schizophrenia, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 1 day ago

New research from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) published in Nature’s Neuropsychopharmacology has shown physical changes to exist in specific brain areas implicated in schizophrenia following the […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Addiction On The Rise In European Youth, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 1 day ago

Addiction is on the rise in Europe. An increasing number of young people are unable to control their use of drugs, alcohol, sex, computer games, technology, shopping, dieting or exercise.

Experts warn against […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Income Inequality Leads To More US Deaths, New Study Finds, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 1 day ago

A new study provides the best evidence to date that higher levels of income inequality in the United States actually lead to more deaths in the country over a period of years.

The findings suggest that income […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Are Women With a History of Violent Experiences More Likely to Have Risky Sex?, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 2 days ago

Miriam Hospital study offers new insight on known link between exposure to violence and sexual risk-taking

Women who have experienced multiple forms of violence, from witnessing neighborhood crimes to being […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, The Gifts We Keep On Giving, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 2 days ago

Birthdays, graduations, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, first marriages (and second.. and third…), wedding anniversaries, the spontaneous friendship […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Fewer Suicides After Antidepressive Treatment For Schizophrenia, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 2 days ago

Antidepressive drugs reduce the mortality rate of schizophrenic patients, while treatment with bensodiazepines greatly increases it, especially as regards suicide. Giving several antipsychotics simultaneously, […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, US Army Considers Why Some Soldiers Avoid PTSD Care, And Strategies For Continued Treatment, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 3 days ago

US Army examines why some soldiers avoid PTSD care, strategies to keep them in treatment

U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers suffering from combat-related […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, New Research about Facebook Addiction, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 3 days ago

Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict? Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale.

The use of Facebook has […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Can Polygamy Ever Become Morally Permissible?, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 6 days ago

We have heard a lot in recent years about polygamist sects in Texas and British Columbia. For most of us, the prospect of a man being not only able, but encouraged to seek more than one wife is almost beyond […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Email ‘vacations’ decrease stress, increase concentration, on the site Clinically Psyched 1 week, 6 days ago

UCI findings could boost on-the-job productivity

Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and U.S. Army […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, UCLA Utilize Neuromarketing To Find Most Effective Anti-Smoking Ads, on the site Clinically Psyched 3 weeks, 1 day ago

If you follow the field of neuromarketing, you may be aware that what we report liking or finding most effective is often very different from what our brains tell us we really like. This has again been reported in […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Schizophrenia Linked To Childhood Trauma, on the site Clinically Psyched 4 weeks ago

Children who experience sever trauma are three times more likely than the counterparts to develop schizophrenia in adulthood, a new study from the University of Liverpool has discovered. It has long been […]

clinicallypsych wrote a new post, Researchers Find New Genes Contributing To Autism And Psychiatric Disorders, on the site Clinically Psyched 4 weeks ago

Researchers discover new genes contributing to autism, links to psychiatric disorders

A new approach to investigating hard-to-find chromosomal abnormalities has identified 33 genes associated with autism and […]

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