Neuropsychologic decline precedes schizophrenia onset
Researchers have confirmed that neuropsychologic functioning declines in individuals with schizophrenia from before to after illness onset. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Prospective memory fails bipolar patients
Prospective memory may be a useful rehabilitation target for helping patients with bipolar disorder to function successfully in the community, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia may be underestimated
Cardiovascular causes account for about a quarter of deaths of patients with schizophrenia and may also contribute to the high rate of unexplained deaths, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Case for targeting perfectionism in patients with bipolar disorder
Anxiety and stress symptoms may mediate the association between perfectionism and depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder in a “transdiagnostic” process, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘Risk circuits’ for schizophrenia refined
A study sheds further light on the brain circuits that may underlie risk for schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Depression highlighted as nonadherence risk in bipolar patients
The presence of residual depressive symptoms may result in patients with bipolar disorder being nonadherent to their medication, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adolescent emotion unravels social impact of psychotic symptoms
Emotional or behavioral problems may explain why some adolescents with psychotic symptoms find it hard to interact socially, researchers highlight. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Gender warns of bipolar I disorder risks
Researchers have confirmed several features that differ between men and women with bipolar disorder, which may impact on the course and treatment of the condition. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
High-risk youths need help regardless of psychosis conversion
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis often have poor outcomes even if they do not actually develop psychosis, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Simple skin test gains traction as suicide marker
A large study of psychiatric inpatients supports the notion that electrodermal hyporeactivity may be an accurate marker of suicide risk. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychotic experiences ‘not always pathologic’
A study backs the existence of “healthy schizotypy,” in which psychotic experiences do not lead to mental illness. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Mental health–asthma link heightened by obesity
Data from Norway suggest that anxiety and depression interact with obesity to increase the risk for adult-onset asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychotic experiences ‘not always pathologic’
A study backs the existence of “healthy schizotypy,” in which psychotic experiences do not lead to mental illness. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Exercise may not be ‘one size fits all’ in bipolar patients
Researchers say that more study is needed of the relationship between exercise and symptoms among patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - September 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
