Susceptible loci identified for bipolar I disorder in Taiwanese
Researchers have identified three genetic loci that may be linked to bipolar I disorder risk in Taiwanese individuals. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Continuity of care protects mental health patients
Research shows that seeing the same psychiatrist over time is associated with reduced mortality in patients using mental health services, particularly those with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Hippocampal activity may reflect ‘core’ schizophrenia traits
Hippocampal function may be a useful biomarker for the response of patients with schizophrenia to medication, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Attentional biases toward emotion help characterize bipolar disorder
Attentional biases toward emotional images are a key feature of bipolar disorder and may contribute to increased vulnerability and continued maintenance of the condition, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychosis risk factors have limited predictive power
Factors known to be linked to schizophrenia risk have little predictive power at either the individual or population level, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cortical thickness may distinguish bipolar from unipolar disorder
Patients with depression have areas of reduced cortical thickness, with clear distinctions between those with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, report US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Social contact problems warn of future psychosis
Difficulties with social contact in adolescents from the general population are associated with later development of psychosis, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Outcome good for patients with dual alcohol use and affective disorders
Alcohol use disorders in patients with depression or bipolar disorder can be successfully treated with intervention and follow-up, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Childhood bereavement contributes to future psychosis risk
The death of a close family member during childhood is associated with an increased risk for future psychosis, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Schizophrenia cognition tool promising in bipolar disorder patients
The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia may be an appropriate tool for measuring cognition in elderly patients with bipolar disorder, a pilot study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Blood methylome offers clues to schizophrenia
Researchers show that a methylome-wide association study of the blood can provide a glimpse of past environmental insults that may contribute to the development of schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Mood disorder patients seek explanation for symptoms
The primary focus of many patients attending a psychiatric consultation for mood instability is to obtain an explanation for their symptoms, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychosis risk following childhood abuse not down to genetics
Familial risk for psychosis does not account for the association between abuse during childhood and the later development of schizophrenia, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
RNA sequencing unlocks bipolar secrets
An RNA sequencing study of patients with bipolar disorder has shown altered expression of genes and transcripts, including those involved in neuroplasticity and circadian rhythms. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Severe infection associated with increased risk for psychotic illness
Hospital admission for infections in childhood is associated with an increased risk for being diagnosed with nonaffective psychosis later in life, research indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - January 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
