Category Archives: Anorexia

Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Play Role in Bipolar Disorder: Study …

FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A small study suggests there may be a link between levels of omega-3 fatty acids and bipolar disorder. Researchers compared 27 people with bipolar disorder and 31 people …

California Case Shows How Mental Health Cuts Overload ERs …

States cut five billion dollars in mental health services from 2009 to 2012, according to USA Today. A new article online in Annals of Emergency.

Brain Differences May Explain Why Some With Schizophrenia …

TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Researchers believe they've identified brain structure differences that increase the risk of hallucinations in people with schizophrenia.

Those with Severe Mental Illness Rarely Tested for Diabetes …

Despite the fact that individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are two to three times more likely to have type II diabetes than the general population, low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it, according to a …

PTSD and the DSM-5 | Mind the Brain – PLOS Blogs Network

More than thirty-five years after the 1980 recognition of PTSD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the data are unequivocal: Today there can be no doubt about the validity of PTSD as a …