Segal Trials Through a telemedicine-based collaborative care model, veterans with PTSD who live in rural areas improved upon their clinical outcomes. Of the 500,000 military veterans enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with PTSD, many of them live in rural areas, making it difficult for them to engage in treatments. For the study, John C. Fortney, …
Without seeking professional help, most people do not experience success in treating major depressive disorder (MDD). However, along with traditional treatments, self-help techniques can help you cope, manage symptoms, and help you beat the disease altogether: Get active: Exercise is the best way to beat depression, as well as overcome other chronic illnesses. It helps …
Using cholesterol-lowering statins, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in collaboration with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Baylor College of Medicine and the Georgia Regents University, were able to inhibit the growth of uterine fibroid tumors. “Non-cancerous uterine fibroids are the most common type of tumor …
We invite those 18 to 85 years old who are experiencing involuntary movements in their face or other parts of their body- and suffer from schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or mood disorder- to see if they qualify for the Kinect 3 Study. The purpose of this clinical research study is to evaluate the effectiveness, …
A new family-focused culturally-informed therapy has been developed by researchers at the University of Miami (UM). This treatment is aimed at reducing patients’ symptoms and improving patient and caregiver emotional well-being, explained principle investigator Amy Weisman de Mamani, Associate Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at UM. “We have developed a …
Since it is unknown how genetic and environmental risk factors act together on an individual to cause schizophrenia, treatments heavily rely on treating symptoms rather than underlying causes. Because of this, patients can never achieve full remission. Researchers from UCD, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, have published an improved characterization, …
According to a new study, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) dramatically increases risk of premature birth. From examining 16,000 births involving US military veterans between 2000 and 2012, researchers found that having PTSD in the year before delivery increased the chance of premature birth by 35 percent. Recently, PTSD was found to be associated with an …
With fall and winter comes shorter, darker days, which have an effect on our moods. This change of pace can trigger a type of depression, known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). People suffering from SAD may feel overly tired, lack motivation, and in extreme cases can lead to suicide, said Dr. Angelos Halaris, a professor in …
Around 60 million people in the US may be infected with T. gondii, which comes from eating undercooked, contaminated meat, drinking contaminated water, and coming into contact with cat feces. According to a new research study, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis – Toxoplasma gondii- may be attributed to around a fifth of schizophrenia cases in …
German researchers suggest that environmental factors have a major impact on the onset of schizophrenia. They found that individuals exposed to four or more environmental risk factors, such as perinatal brain insults, cannabis use, neurotrauma, psychotrauma, urbanicity and migration, developed schizophrenia approximately 8 years sooner than those not exposed to risk factors. In addition, it …
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