27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Some people might develop schizophrenia when a normal process of brain development goes haywire in adolescence and early adulthood, Harvard researchers report. Everyone undergoes […]

27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Some people might develop schizophrenia when a normal process of brain development goes haywire in adolescence and early adulthood, Harvard researchers report. Everyone undergoes . […]

A landmark study, based on genetic analysis of nearly 65000 people, has revealed that a person's risk of schizophrenia is increased if they inherit specific variants in a gene related to “synaptic pruning” — […]

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 […]

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 […]

(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 d […]

A massive genetic study has sketched out a molecular link between schizophrenia and how the brain is shaped in adolescence.

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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…

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Discovery of a link between genes which play a key role in brain development and a heightened risk of schizophrenia raises hopes for future therapies.

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Gayle Anderson was live in Lancaster and Palmdale with FOR VETERANS SAKE, a non-profit organization that provides service dogs to vets for treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, more commonly known as […]

Let's talk about how those two new workplace scenario commercials only reinforce the idea that it's unsafe to talk about mental health to your boss or co-workers, instead of establishing that employers in […]

I would love to see NHS mental health treated with the same urgency as NHS physical health. I think mental health services should focus more resources on early intervention, and fundamentally decrease waiting […]

But that's exactly the point — and the beauty — of the latest edition of Bipolar Disorder for Dummies by board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Candida Fink and Joe Kraynak, MA. It's a book primarily meant for tho […]

UK police are spending as much as 40% of their time dealing with incidents triggered by some kind of mental health issue, against a backdrop of severe cuts in social and health services, the Guardian has […]

While Bell Let's Talk Day strives for mental health awareness, Toronto critics say there are better ways to start conversations. By Hana Shafi. Photo by David Hains. A subway poster reads: “On January 27, l […]

Mental health awareness doesn't exist in a vacuum in the hockey world, nor does it exist in one on Bell Let's Talk day. So let's open up the discussion, and make this community a far more accepting, supportive […]

Telecommunications giant Bell Media is once again focusing on what continues to be a difficult topic to discuss on January 27: mental health. With such.

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Thousands have been abused by Isis and their mental health is shattered. Yazidi survivors of rape, violence and forced exile are getting help for physical ailments, but there is a crying need for mental health […]

This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for the first time specifically included pregnant women and new mothers in its recommendation that all adults get screened for depression. The guidelines, […]

This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for the first time specifically included pregnant women and new mothers in its recommendation that all adults get screened for depression. The guidelines, […]