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Researchers ID Risk Factors That Predict Violence in Adults With …

Researchers have identified three risk factors that make adults with mental illness more likely to engage in violent behavior.

Scientists better understand the roots of schizophrenia – Engadget

Scientists already know that schizophrenia has genetic roots, but the condition has still been something of a mystery. How, exactly, does it get started? Researchers at Harvard and MIT now have a better idea. Thanks to both …

Unequal pay causes mental illness? Let's not jump to conclusions …

Most of the news articles I've read about the study do mention that all the researchers found was a correlation and not necessarily that unequal pay was the cause of the psychiatric disorders. (It could very well be that …

Certain antidepressants linked to heightened risk of mania and …

Taking certain antidepressants for depression is linked to a heightened risk of subsequent mania and bipolar disorder, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The strongest association seemed to be for …

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 …