http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Anxiety-Disorder-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:18:11 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-cellular-metabolism-and-anxiety-disorders-101422-1.htm A recent study provides a functional link between Glyoxylase 1 (GLO1) activity and anxiety disorders. The normal role of GLO1 is to degrade cytotoxic byproducts of glycolysis, a function which has no obvious connection to anxiety. Margaret Distler and colleagues at the University of Chicago asked whether the primary substrate of GLO1, methylglyoxal, might have undocumented neurological effects. Using a mouse model, they demonstrated that methylglyoxal stimulates robust activity from ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-cellular-metabolism-and-anxiety-disorders-101422-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/national-mental-health-strategy-unveiled-in-canada-101152-1.htm Canada unveils the national mental health strategy. The strategy, announced Tuesday by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, which was established by the Canadian government in 2007 and given a 10-year mandate, estimates that in any given year, one in five people in Canada experiences a mental health problem or illness. The resulting cost to the Canadian economy is over 50 billion Canadian dollars ( (Dollor) 49.9 billion) annually, reported Xinhua. "With governments, corporations, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/national-mental-health-strategy-unveiled-in-canada-101152-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/american-arthritis-sufferers-also-struggle-with-anxiety-or-depression-100779-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that more than a third of American arthritis sufferers over 45 years of age also have to deal with anxiety and depression. According to findings that appear today in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), anxiety is nearly twice as common as depression among people with arthritis, despite more clinical focus on the latter mental health condition....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/american-arthritis-sufferers-also-struggle-with-anxiety-or-depression-100779-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mental-health-issues-rampant-among-oz-miners-100732-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at Hunter Institute of Mental Health and the University of Newcastle has found that thousands of miners in Australia are suffering from mental problems, including depression, and are costing more than (Dollor) 450 million to the mining industry every year. The report reveals that as many as 8,000 to 10,000 miners suffer from mental illnesses every year including anxiety, depression and substance abuse. The report, which will be presented at the Minerals Council's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mental-health-issues-rampant-among-oz-miners-100732-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-boosts-cancer-severity-100547-1.htm Anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer, shows study. The study, to be published online April 25 in IPLoS ONE, /Ifound that after hairless mice were dosed with ultraviolet rays, the nervous ones - with a penchant for reticence and risk aversion - developed more tumors and invasive cancer. Consistent anxiety also came with sensitivity to chronic stress and a dampened immune system. Though other researchers have already linked chronic stress to higher risks for cancer and other ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-boosts-cancer-severity-100547-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-test-to-screen-anxiety-in-children-100225-1.htm A simple two-question test to screen children for future anxiety disorders has been developed by a researcher. The screening questions, which ask parents about shyness, anxiety and worrying in their children, were found to be 85 per cent effective in identifying children who went on to be clinically diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. "When children enter kindergarten, they are screened for hearing and vision problems and difficulty reading so that these issues can be identified and treated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-test-to-screen-anxiety-in-children-100225-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/survival-in-dialysis-patients-influenced-by-mental-health-99814-1.htm The risk of developing heart problems and dying prematurely is high in dialysis patients whose mental health deteriorates over time, a new study has revealed. The study will be appearing in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology/i (iCJASN/i). Additional research should investigate whether caring for kidney disease patients' mental health may help prevent heart complications and even death. Research indicates that poor mental health can affect heart health....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/survival-in-dialysis-patients-influenced-by-mental-health-99814-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mental-health-issues-of-the-hearing-impaired-99646-1.htm bAs compared to general people, people with hearing impairment are twice more susceptible to mental illness. The ironical part is that these people not only experience great difficulty in getting health services; they also receive poor quality health services./b bThe frequency of severely or profoundly deaf people across the world is 7 out of every 10,000 individuals. /bAccording to a review published by Dr. Johannes Fellinger and colleagues, it was found that deaf children in particular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mental-health-issues-of-the-hearing-impaired-99646-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-can-whiff-danger-99358-1.htm Anxiety intensifies the sense of smell in people when concerning sniffing out a threat or danger, a study states. The sense of smell is an essential tool to detect, locate and identify predators in the animal world. The mere presence of predator odours can evoke potent fear and anxiety responses among different species. Smells also evoke powerful emotional responses in humans. Elizabeth Krusemark and Wen Li from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hypothesized that in humans, detection ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-can-whiff-danger-99358-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sense-of-smell-enhanced-by-anxiety-99295-1.htm A new study has suggested that anxious people have a heightened sense of smell when it comes to sniffing out a threat. In animals, the sense of smell is an essential tool to detect, locate and identify predators in the surrounding environment. In fact, the olfactory-mediated defense system is so prominent in animals, that the mere presence of predator odours can evoke potent fear and anxiety responses. Smells also evoke powerful emotional responses in humans. Elizabeth Krusemark and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sense-of-smell-enhanced-by-anxiety-99295-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/math-anxiety-is-real-99231-1.htm Children who experience high levels of anxiety when presented with math problems have different brain functions than their calmer peers.Researchers at the Stanford University found that children with a high level of math anxiety were slower and less able to solve problems. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans revealedA that the children with math anxiety also had decreased activity in several brain regions associated with working memory and numerical reasoning.Prof. Vinod Menon said, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/math-anxiety-is-real-99231-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mental-health-diagnoses-to-be-reviewed-by-us-army-99169-1.htm The civilian head of the US army has told lawmakers that the inspector general is investigating whether psychiatrists threw out diagnoses of post-traumatic stress for soldiers to save money. The review coincides with renewed concern over the psychological strain on American soldiers as military prosecutors investigate Staff Sergeant Robert Bales for a shooting rampage in Afghanistan that left 16 civilians dead. The move was ordered after the Army's surgeon general, Lieutenant General Patricia ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mental-health-diagnoses-to-be-reviewed-by-us-army-99169-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/us-fda-approves-generic-lexapro-for-adult-depression-anxiety-disorder-98878-1.htm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved the first generic Lexapro tablets (escitalopram) to treat depression and anxiety disorder in adults. The drug will be marketed by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries/IVAX Pharmaceuticals in 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg strengths.Escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It is a type of antidepressant that works by regulating the chemical messenger serotonin. Some adverse reactions like sleeplessness (insomnia), ejaculation disorder, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/us-fda-approves-generic-lexapro-for-adult-depression-anxiety-disorder-98878-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/employees-with-mental-health-issues-may-be-helped-by-work-oriented-psychotherapy-98276-1.htm A new study has said that dealing with work-related issues during therapy may help employees on sick leave with common mental health ailments like depression and anxiety return to work sooner. Employees who received this therapy and returned to work sooner did not suffer adverse effects and showed significant improvement in mental health over the course of one year, according to the study. "People with depression or anxiety may take a lot of sick leave to address their problems," said the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/employees-with-mental-health-issues-may-be-helped-by-work-oriented-psychotherapy-98276-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-mental-health-framework-need-of-the-hour-98190-1.htm A new mental health framework is imperative for mental health to gain significant attention, and funding from policymakers across the world. Mark Tomlinson and Crick Lund from the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health based at the University of Cape Town, argue that global mental health must demonstrate its social and economic impact. The authors argue: "a coherent evidence base for scalable interventions that can be shown to have an impact at the structural level-on economic development and human well-being-is central....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-mental-health-framework-need-of-the-hour-98190-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/group-art-therapy-does-not-improve-mental-health-of-people-with-schizophrenia-study-98151-1.htm Challenging earlier treatment guidelines recommending group art therapy for people with schizophrenia, a bmj study finds it does not improve their mental health or social functioning. The findings challenge national treatment guidelines which recommend that doctors consider referring all people with schizophrenia for arts therapies. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder which affects as many as one in 100 people at some point in their lives. While antipsychotic medication can reduce ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/group-art-therapy-does-not-improve-mental-health-of-people-with-schizophrenia-study-98151-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/us-health-care-costs-to-rise-if-mental-health-facilities-medicaid-are-cut-says-report-97863-1.htm When states in the US start cutting costs by shutting down mental health facilities and reducing Medicaid, they risk swamping emergency rooms with critically ill psychiatric patients, say Melissa Silverberg and Bob Kazel writing in Bloomberg Businessweek. This, instead of balancing the budget, will most probably raise health care costs. Starting in 2009, states have till 2012 cut corners by hiving off 9.5 percent, or more than (Dollor) 1.6 billion, from their mental health spending, reports the National Alliance on Mental Illness....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/us-health-care-costs-to-rise-if-mental-health-facilities-medicaid-are-cut-says-report-97863-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/job-anxiety-stresses-men-the-most-while-women-are-more-worried-about-family-matters-97768-1.htm A new study has found that men worry about their job while women are concerned about family matters and about life in general. The research, based on surveys of more than 1,200 U.S. residents, by Polaris Marketing Research regarding sources of stress revealed that men were more likely to say work issues were causing them angst, while women were significantly more likely to cite financial issues, lack of time, family problems, living situation and relationship issues. While both men and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/job-anxiety-stresses-men-the-most-while-women-are-more-worried-about-family-matters-97768-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/online-answers-to-mental-health-97622-1.htm Wikipedia is the most highly rated website for accessing information on mental-health related topics, University of Melbourne researchers have found. The researchers assessed a range of on-line and print material on mental health-related topics and found that in the majority of cases, Wikipedia was the most highly rated in most domains. Content about mental health was extracted from 14 frequently accessed websites, including Wikipedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica and a psychiatry textbook....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/online-answers-to-mental-health-97622-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-uncover-genetic-clues-behind-anxiety-disorders-97083-1.htm The way in which genes play a role in making some people more sensitive and others more resilient to anxiety related disorders has been uncovered by researchers. The finding by Rutgers scientists could help those suffering with crippling anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. "Our work with mice demonstrates how genes play a role in developing and extinguishing pathological fear like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder," said Gleb Shumyatsky, an associate professor in the Department of Genetics in the School of Arts and Sciences....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-uncover-genetic-clues-behind-anxiety-disorders-97083-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/better-mental-health-services-reduce-suicide-rates-96927-1.htm An association between improvements in mental health services and reduction in suicide rates has been established in a recent study. Their research is published in iThe Lancet/i today (Thursday) in a study by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, based at the University's Centre for Mental Health and Risk. Using nine national recommendations for safer services made by the National Confidential Inquiry, researchers compared ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/better-mental-health-services-reduce-suicide-rates-96927-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/parents-education-impacts-kids-mental-health-96765-1.htm The socio-economic status of parents could have an effect on their children's mental health issues as grown-ups, latest research has suggested. The new study, led by Amelie Quesnel-Vallee, a medical sociologist from McGill University and co-author Miles Taylor, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Florida State University, drew 29 years of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Their team looked at pathways between a parent's education level and their ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/parents-education-impacts-kids-mental-health-96765-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genes-Behind-Anxiety-Identified-95967-1.htm Overexpression of Crh and Oprm 1 genes is responsible for anxiety and behavioral problems, say scientists. The genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]) may point the way to treating these problems in patients with too much of the protein, said scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine. MeCP2 is a "Goldilocks" in the protein world. When the protein is lacking or defective, girls develop the neurological disorder Rett syndrome early in life. Too ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genes-Behind-Anxiety-Identified-95967-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anxiety-During-Prostate-Biopsies-can-be-Reduced-by-Headphone-Music-95917-1.htm Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have revealed that tuning in to tune out may be just what is needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy. The Duke team found that noise-cancelling headphones playing a classical melody may reduce the pain and anxiety of the often uncomfortable procedure. The finding, published this month in the journal IUrology/I, points to a simple and inexpensive way to help an estimated 700,000 U.S. men who undergo a prostate biopsy a year. The procedure is ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anxiety-During-Prostate-Biopsies-can-be-Reduced-by-Headphone-Music-95917-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Debunks-Link-Between-Anxious-and-Hypersensitive-95174-1.htm A new study has revealed that anxious people, who are considered to be more fearful and threatened than their counterparts, are actually not 'hypersensitive'. As part of a study on how the brain processes fear in anxious and non-anxious individuals, Tahl Frenkel, a Ph.D. candidate in TAU's School of Psychological Sciences and the Adler Center for Research in Child Developmental and Psychopathology, working with her supervisor Prof. Yair Bar-Haim, measured brain activity as study participants ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Debunks-Link-Between-Anxious-and-Hypersensitive-95174-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Opioids-Abuse-may-be-Triggered-by-Mood-and-Anxiety-Disorders-94920-1.htm A new study has suggested that individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder may be more likely to abuse opioids. An opioid is a psychoactive chemical that works by binding to opioid receptors, which are found principally in the central and peripheral nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. The receptors in these organ systems mediate both the beneficial effects and the side effects of opioids. Led by researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Opioids-Abuse-may-be-Triggered-by-Mood-and-Anxiety-Disorders-94920-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Link-Between-Abortion-and-Risk-of-Mental-Health-Problems-94522-1.htm A new study conducted in Britain has dismissed the myth that a woman's risk of suffering from mental problems increase if they have an abortion. Researchers from the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) analyzed data from 44 different studies which found that women have a greater risk of suffering from mental problems due to unwanted pregnancies. However the researchers said that this risk does not increase whether the women go on to give birth or have an abortion. The researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Link-Between-Abortion-and-Risk-of-Mental-Health-Problems-94522-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Needs-of-2-Million-Californians-Not-Adequately-Addressed-94259-1.htm It has been calculated that nearly 2 million adults in California need mental health treatment, but the majority receive no services or inadequate services. This state of affairs prevails despite a state law mandating that health insurance providers include mental health treatment in their coverage options, a new report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows. The report, which provides some of the first comprehensive data ever collected on the mental health of California's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Needs-of-2-Million-Californians-Not-Adequately-Addressed-94259-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Depression-and-Anxiety-Not-Connected-to-Delayed-Resolution-of-Abnormal-Mammograms-94001-1.htm Depression and anxiety may not be connected to delayed resolution of abnormal mammograms./i. Delays in care after abnormal cancer screenings contribute to disparities in cancer out-comes. Women with psychiatric disorders are less likely to receive cancer screening and may also have delays in diagnostic resolution after an abnormal screening test. Vulnerable populations of women, as defined by low income or with racial/ethnic minority status, are less likely to receive standard preventive health ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Depression-and-Anxiety-Not-Connected-to-Delayed-Resolution-of-Abnormal-Mammograms-94001-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Now-Computers-To-Monitor-Mental-Health-93828-1.htm Australian scientists have developed a new computerized tool in the fight against depression. The programme could help diagnose the problem with up to 80 per cent accuracy. The joint research project between the University of Canberra, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the Black Dog Institute at the University of New South Wales will feature in a workshop to mark the launch of the University of Canberra's new Human-Centred Computing Laboratory. The next step is to develop a laptop based prototype....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Now-Computers-To-Monitor-Mental-Health-93828-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/E-Therapy-Effective-Against-Anxiety-Disorders-93301-1.htm Online psychology clinics could help people cope with a variety of anxiety disorders, Australian experience reveals. The Anxiety Online clinic of the Swinburne University of Technology has been lauded by the EMJournal of Medical Internet Research/EM. The eTherapy programs of the clinic are tailored to treat generalised anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive, post-traumatic stress and social anxiety disorders. More than 220 people with an least one mild anxiety symptom - who completed one of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/E-Therapy-Effective-Against-Anxiety-Disorders-93301-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Device-Tools-to-Recognize-Mental-Health-Disorders-in-Youth-92624-1.htm Researchers from Mayo Clinic in association with numerous mental health advocacy organizations have created a new simple-to-understand tools which would help identify mental health disorders in youth. Issuing these tools is consistent with the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General call in 2001 to develop a set of easily identifiable mental health disorder warning signs among youth for use by parents, professionals and community members. Despite well-documented levels of emotional and behavioral ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Device-Tools-to-Recognize-Mental-Health-Disorders-in-Youth-92624-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Veterans-Mental-Health-Issues-Costly-92270-1.htm In a recent study it was found that treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for veterans with other medical conditions. The study found that while the proportion of veterans who received the care recommended for their mental illness varied widely, the overall quality of mental health care offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was as good as or better than that reported by privately insured, Medicare or Medicaid populations....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Veterans-Mental-Health-Issues-Costly-92270-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/World-Mental-Health-Day-2011-91692-1.htm b"I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I'm awake" -Ernest Hemmingway/b The World Mental Health Day (WMH) falls on October 10supth/sup 2011 each year. A separate day to acknowledge mental health was created by the bWorld Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)/b in 1992 with a hope to create public awareness on mental health - related issues. bTheme/b The theme for Mental Health Day, 2011 is "bThe Great Push: Investing in mental health./b" ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/World-Mental-Health-Day-2011-91692-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Talking-Therapies-Effective-in-Treatment-of-Patients-With-Mental-Health-Problems-91502-1.htm Patients with mental health problems are greatly benefited by talking therapies which helps in reducing their use of healthcare services and the amount of sick leave they take. The researchers assessed routinely collected healthcare data for more than 152,000 patients registered with family doctors in East London and in Yorkshire, in a bid to quantify the impact of common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, on health service use and sick leave. They looked particularly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Talking-Therapies-Effective-in-Treatment-of-Patients-With-Mental-Health-Problems-91502-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Children-With-Genital-Ambiguity-Evoke-Shock-and-Anxiety-in-Parents-91330-1.htm A study in the October issue of the IJournal of Advanced Nursing says that parents of babies born without clearly defined male or female genitals experience a roller-coaster of emotions, including shock, anxiety and the need to protect their child. /IUK researchers who spoke to 15 parents found that they were keen to find a sense of harmony between their child's genital ambiguity and the sex they raised them as. "The parents we spoke to went through a dynamic and evolving process, which ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Children-With-Genital-Ambiguity-Evoke-Shock-and-Anxiety-in-Parents-91330-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Diet-Risk-Factor-For-Mental-Health-Problems-In-Adolescence-91060-1.htm Poor diet could be a risk factor for mental health problems in adolescence, say Deakin University health researchers. In a study of 3000 Australian adolescents, published in the journal EMPLoS One/EM, the Deakin researchers revealed that diet quality predicted mental health in adolescents over time, suggesting that it might be possible to use diet to prevent mental health problems developing in the first place. "We found that diet quality and mental health were linked, with healthier diets associated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Diet-Risk-Factor-For-Mental-Health-Problems-In-Adolescence-91060-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Want-More-Research-on-Mental-Health-of-People-in-Humanitarian-Crises-91001-1.htm Experts want practical research to help improve mental health of people experiencing humanitarian crises Experts in regions experiencing humanitarian crises want more research focused on generating and developing practical knowledge that could have tangible benefits in humanitarian settings rather than yet more research on topics, such as the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, that have to date dominated academic debates and research. These findings are important because such ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Want-More-Research-on-Mental-Health-of-People-in-Humanitarian-Crises-91001-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Anxiety-and-Mobile-Phone-Usage-90772-1.htm Mobile phone usage behind the wheel is linked to anxiety disorder and people who engage in this risky practice may be suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder rather than addiction, say University of Arkansas researchers. The findings have significant policy implications because most legislation prohibiting mobile phone usage while driving - which generally has failed - has relied on research that links dangerous and excessive usage to addictive traits. "Despite evidence that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Anxiety-and-Mobile-Phone-Usage-90772-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/India-Mental-Health-and-Disability-Stigmas-Thrive-90613-1.htm When the co-operative society next to his clinic outside Mumbai wrote to him complaining about his patients, who suffer from mental health issues, psychiatrist Fabian Almeida was stunned. He was told that those receiving treatment for conditions ranging from depression and obsessive compulsive disorder to hyperactivity and dyslexia were a nuisance to other residents and should be kept inside. "They were talking about them spreading germs," he told AFP by telephone from the commuter town of Kalyan, in the Indian state of Maharashtra....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/India-Mental-Health-and-Disability-Stigmas-Thrive-90613-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Services-Among-Suicidal-Teens-90594-1.htm Majority of suicidal teens don't get adequate mental health services they need, says report published in Academic Pediatrics. The researchers found that only 13 percent of teens with suicidal thoughts received mental health visits through their healthcare network and only 16 percent received services in the year after, despite being eligible for and having access to mental healthcare without a referral and with relatively small co-pays. Additionally, when all types of mental health services ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Services-Among-Suicidal-Teens-90594-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Most-Med-Schools-Offer-Poor-Mental-Health-Coverage-to-Students-90245-1.htm Most U.S. medical schools offer their students poor health insurance coverage for the treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders, a practice that imperils the well-being of our nation's future doctors and their patients, a group of Boston-area researchers report in IJAMA/I today [Sept. 7]. In the first study of its kind, the researchers - most of whom are faculty physicians at the Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) - found that fewer than 22 percent of the 115 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Most-Med-Schools-Offer-Poor-Mental-Health-Coverage-to-Students-90245-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Illness-Risk-in-Children-Cut-by-60pc-Just-By-Treating-Anxiety-Early-90191-1.htm Treating children early for anxiety would reduce their risk of developing severe mental problems in later life by 60 per cent, a new study has suggested. It is estimated that 38.2 per cent - 165 million people - of people in Europe suffers from a mental disorder and that anxiety is the commonest. The incidence of depression has doubled since the 1970s and the average age at onset has fallen from the mid-twenties to the late teens as adolescents lost their sense of security in a changing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Illness-Risk-in-Children-Cut-by-60pc-Just-By-Treating-Anxiety-Early-90191-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Abortion-Increases-a-Womans-Risk-of-Mental-Health-Problems-by-81pc-90100-1.htm Women who have abortions are at an 81 percent increased risk of mental health problems, according to a new study. The research found that those who undergo abortion face nearly double the risk of mental health difficulties compared with others and that one in ten of all mental health problems was a result of abortion. American academic Priscilla Coleman's study was based on an analysis of 22 separate projects, which together analysed the experiences of 877,000 women, of whom 163,831 had had an abortion....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Abortion-Increases-a-Womans-Risk-of-Mental-Health-Problems-by-81pc-90100-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anxiety-and-Friendship-89988-1.htm Socially withdrawn children are less likely to have friends and when they do have friends, to have fewer than their peers and to lose friendships over time, says study conducted by Arizona State University researchers. Socially withdrawn children are believed to experience competing motivations-they want to interact with peers, but the prospect of doing so causes anxiety that interferes with such interactions. In contrast, unsociable children are seen as having what's called low approach ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anxiety-and-Friendship-89988-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Under-Threat-from-Climate-Change-89959-1.htm Australian researchers say that flooding, drought and superstorms boosted by climate change are not only poised to ravage human habitats but mental health as well. "The damage caused by a changing climate is not just physical," they said in a report released this week by the Brain and Mind Institute at the University of Sydney. "Recent experience shows extreme weather events also pose a serious risk to public health, including mental health and wellbeing, with serious flow-on consequences for the economy and wider society....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Under-Threat-from-Climate-Change-89959-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Than-Half-million-Californians-Suffer-Mental-Health-Disorder-Due-to-Partner-Violence-89883-1.htm Victims who were abused violently by a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, or other intimate partner aren't only brutalized physically; they also suffer disproportionately higher rates of mental health distress, a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found. Using data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), researchers found that of the 3.5 million Californians who reported ever having been the victim of intimate partner violence (IPV), more than half ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Than-Half-million-Californians-Suffer-Mental-Health-Disorder-Due-to-Partner-Violence-89883-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Screening-in-Schools-89704-1.htm Routine mental health screening in schools helps identity adolescents at-risk for mental illness and connect those adolescents with recommended follow-up care. The largest school-based study conducted to-date by the TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University, findings are published in the Sept. 2011 issue of the iJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/i. Conducted between 2005 and 2009 at six public high schools in suburban ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mental-Health-Screening-in-Schools-89704-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Motion-Sickness-Could-Lead-to-Mental-Health-Problems-in-Kids-89577-1.htm Children whose mothers suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) - an extreme form of pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting are more likely to suffer from anxiety, bipolar disorder and depression in adulthood, finds study. The study is published in the August 2011 issue of the IJournal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease/I. Prior studies have found that children of women who experience nausea persisting beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have more attention and learning ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Motion-Sickness-Could-Lead-to-Mental-Health-Problems-in-Kids-89577-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Prevention-Program-for-Postpartum-Anxiety-89398-1.htm An effective program to prevent new mothers from developing postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has been developed by a psychologist. "Postpartum depression has received much attention, but anxiety related issues, especially obsessive compulsive symptoms, can also be devastating to mothers and their families," said Kiara Timpano, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at UM College of Arts and Sciences and principal investigator of the study. "Many women experiencing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Prevention-Program-for-Postpartum-Anxiety-89398-1.htm