Sleep role in depression-related death risk
Poor sleep may partially explain the association between depressive symptoms and death from cardiovascular causes, research indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Treatment service use disparities found in bipolar patients
A study of healthcare service use by patients with bipolar disorder in the USA has identified clinical and demographic factors that could be used to help optimize patients’ accessibility to services. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Glutamate role in schizophrenia likely
The possible role of glutamate in schizophrenia is strengthened by a study showing normalized levels after successful antipsychotic treatment in patients with first-episode psychosis. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar onset age forecasts depressive problems
Patients’ age at onset of bipolar disorder has a strong influence on their risk for developing severe depression later in their disease course, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Glial cell contribution to schizophrenia refined
An analysis of functional gene sets has helped to define the role of glial cells in schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Integrated therapy has few long-term schizophrenia benefits
The benefits of early integrated treatment for recent onset schizophrenia may not be sustained over the long term, findings from a 12-year follow-up study show. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar subtype upsets treatment guideline congruence
Most patients with bipolar disorder are receiving treatment in line with current guidelines, Canadian researchers report, but the use of antidepressants during hypomanic episodes is a significant caveat. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Medication caution for children at bipolar risk
Children at high risk for developing bipolar disorder are likely to react badly to antidepressant treatment, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Gyrification unfolds psychosis treatment response
A study assessing cortical folding, or gyrification, offers a way to predict which patients with first-episode psychosis will respond to treatment with antipsychotics. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Sympathetic activation implicated in sleep disturbance
Individuals reporting disturbed sleep and a history of depressive symptoms have elevated levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1, reveal findings that indicate a role for sympathetic activation in poor perceived sleep. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Creativity common bipolar trait
Creativity during manic or hypomanic episodes is common in patients with bipolar disorder irrespective of bipolar subtype, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Blood profiling could guide schizophrenia treatment
Patients with schizophrenia can be categorized into two distinct subcategories based on their blood molecular profiles, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar disorder patients eligible for bariatric surgery
Obese people with bipolar disorder should not be denied bariatric surgery because of their psychiatric condition, say US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Smoking cessation a priority in schizophrenia
Smoking is a major driver of death by natural causes among patients with schizophrenia, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Stable traits dominate psychosis risk
Researchers have found that variability in psychotic symptom expression is largely caused by stable traits. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
