Segal Trials In bilingual people, impaired language may be an indicator of schizophrenia, new research suggests. Participants who were diagnosed with schizophrenia and spoke two languages had more speech impairments in their second language (L2) than in their first language. This included more incomplete sentences and repeated words. Lead author Daria Smirnova, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry …
The Segal Institute is excited to participate in an important research study of a phase III drug that may help manage Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). By participating in this research, we may help bring much-needed new treatments to our patients living with TD. Made up of nine sites throughout South Florida and South Carolina, the Segal …
There are many things you can do to protect your mental health but what about staying away from things that can make it worse? According to Deborah Serani, Psy.D, a clinical psychologist, “There are many things a person who lives with depression needs to be mindful of for better well-being.” Here are six things that …
New research suggests that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), along with antidepressants, may help ease depressive symptoms. After reviewing 14 trials that looked at the effects of anti-inflammatory drug treatment, researchers found patients with depression have a better response to antidepressants, without greater side effects, with the additional use of NSAIDs. In total, the study looked …
Some anti-inflammatory drugs may improve the efficacy of existing schizophrenia treatments, according to a group of researchers from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Researchers have known the immune system is linked to certain psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but up until now there was no conclusive evidence that helping the …
Previous studies have shown yoga is valuable in reducing the stress of university students, and depression, anxiety, alcoholism and PTSD in tsunami survivors, as well as helping cancer patients. Now, a new study is the first of its kind to provide scientific support for the benefits of yoga’s breathing techniques for veterans who had served …
There have been numerous studies that suggest physical activity reduces depressive symptoms, but these studies have been subject to many limitations, according to the study authors of a new study. The study, led by Dr. Snehal Pinto Pereira of the Institute of Child Health at University College London (UCL) in the UK, found that engaging …
A simple anesthetic procedure called a stellate ganglion block (SGB) has been shown to help veterans suffering from chronic, extreme post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on a small pilot study. This procedure is commonly used to treat a variety of symptoms and involves injecting a small amount of local anesthesia into the base of the …
A new study has found working memory as a cause of learning difficulties in people with schizophrenia. Working memory is known to be affected in 1% of the population who have schizophrenia, however, it has been unclear whether that has a specific role in making learning more difficult, said lead author Anne Collins. Researchers measured …
Uterine fibroids, benign tumors of the uterus, are incredibly common in women of childbearing age with up to 25 percent of women having them. After the age of 50, the percentage increases to 70 percent for white women and 80 percent for black women. While some are symptomless and eventually go away on their own, …
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