Recently, scientists set out to get a sense of the stereotypes and stigmatization associated with mental illness on the whole as well as stigmas associated with sub-types of mental illnesses. Here’s a segment from the study’s abstract: Study 1 demonstrated that the overarching category of people with mental illness was perceived as relatively incompetent, but not very hostile (i.e., relatively […]
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Problems With A New Mood Disorder
Neuroskeptic has an interesting post about a new diagnosis, CMDD. Categorized as a Mood Disorder in the new, upcoming DSM, experts are calling out reasons why this may be a bad diagnosis, especially for children. Go to Neuroskeptic to read more.
New Test to Diagnose Schizophrenia
From Counsel and Heal: Researchers have developed a new test to diagnose Schizophrenia, and according to reports, it is almost a 100 per cent accurate in its detection of the mental disorder. The test is a simple test of the gaze of the patient. According to a report in Mail online, impaired eye movement has […]
Exercise Does Not Help Depression
A new study debunks the popular belief that exercise helps depression. From the conclusion of the study: The results of this trial does not support any antidepressant effect of referring patients with major depression to a three months aerobic exercise program. Due to lower recruitment than anticipated, the trial was terminated prior to reaching the pre-defined […]
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