Quitting cannabis improves psychosis treatment adherence
Quitting cannabis appears to improve medication adherence in the long-term among patients admitted for first-episode psychosis, researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adolescent brain remodeling goes awry in schizophrenia
A crucial reorganization process that occurs in the adolescent brain may be disturbed in those who go on to develop schizophrenia, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Marker for inflammatory bowel disease linked to bipolar disorder
Researchers have found evidence that the gastrointestinal tract plays a role in the inflammatory pathology of bipolar disorder, suggesting the need to consider dietary modification and anti-inflammatory treatment for some patients. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Schizophrenia treatment responses follow distinct trajectories
The positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia generally change in parallel with each other, shows research, supporting the notion that the different symptom domains of the condition have a shared underlying pathology. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Shared genetic risk for bipolar and alcohol use disorders
Shared genetic factors affect the risk for bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, suggesting a common underlying biology, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Genetic counseling could help bipolar patients adapt
Patients who believe their bipolar disorder is inherited tend to have a positive approach to coping with their condition, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Childhood trauma linked to poor social functioning in adult psychosis
Adults with first-episode psychosis who report childhood trauma tend to have poorer social functioning than those without such a history, a prospective study has shown. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Inflexible thinking in ADHD blamed on bipolar disorder
Impaired cognitive flexibility in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be entirely due to the presence of comorbid bipolar disorder, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Brain network disruption crosses psychosis diagnostic boundaries
Disruption of cortical information processing occurs in patients with psychosis regardless of whether they have a psychotic or affective diagnosis, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
DSM-5 mania duration criterion questioned
Researchers believe that the DSM 4-day duration criterion for diagnosing bipolar II disorder is no longer valid and its continued use could exclude a large number of patients with true bipolar II disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cognitive performance in psychosis has roots in childhood
The cognitive performance of patients with first-episode psychosis is not related to how long psychosis or other psychiatric symptoms have remained untreated, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar-specific disease management gives good returns
Diagnostic-specific management of bipolar II disorder is associated with significant clinical improvements, show findings that support the need for greater recognition of the condition. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Childhood asthma, eczema linked to adolescent psychotic experiences
UK research indicates that children with asthma and eczema are significantly more likely to have psychotic experiences during adolescence, boosting a previously reported relationship between schizophrenia and atopic disorders. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Rejection sensitivity differentiates unipolar, bipolar depression
Asking about heightened rejection sensitivity during a depressive episode may help physicians to identify patients with underlying bipolarity, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Social defeat links past trauma to current psychosis
The feeling of social defeat may be responsible for the link between childhood trauma and psychosis, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - December 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
