Month: January 2016

Care About a Veteran with PTSD? Here Is How to Help

Be aware that PTSD can leave sufferers believing the world is fundamentally unsafe and that they can trust almost no one. They behave out of character. PTSD alters people in significant ways that affect behavior. In addition …

Strongest Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Deconstructed …

Versions of a gene linked to schizophrenia may trigger runaway pruning of the teenage brain's still-maturing communications infrastructure, NIH-funded researchers have discovered. People with the illness show fewer such …

Task Force Calls Out Postpartum Depression | KGO-AM

(KGO) – Depression is an all-too-common problem for women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. Now a national task force is asking doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.

Study hints at biology of schizophrenia, may aid treatment | The …

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists pursuing the biological roots of schizophrenia have zeroed in on a potential factor — a normal brain process that gets kicked into overdrive. The finding…