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Under-Recognition Of Mental Disorders As A Cause Of Deliberate Self-Harm
Deliberate self-harm, such as cutting, poisoning or piercing, is an important risk factor for subsequent suicide. Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center, New York set out to examine...
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Mental Disorders On The Rise In China
China's spending on mental health is reportedly very high, accounting for 20 percent of its spending on health, according to an official at a recent medical-care symposium in the capital city of south...
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Abuse Of Anabolic Steroids Causes Acne In Bodybuilders
The inappropriate use of anabolic steroids, more specifically anabolic androgen steroid (AAS) can lead to acne due to the stimulation of sebaceous glands. Sebaceous glands present in the skin secrete...
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A National Survey Revealed That Mental Disorders Are Common In Lebanon
Even though mental disorders are said to account for a large portion of disease burden worldwide, no national studies have been undertaken to assess this assumption in the Arab world. To overcome this...
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Number of Children, Teens Being Treated for Mental Disorders is on Rise
According to a report published in the issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, it is disturbing to note that the number of patients, under the age of 20, being treated with antipsychotic medications,...
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Anabolic Steroids for Today's Young Men
A recent survey by a drug charity has revealed that young men are today increasingly turning to anabolic steroids to improve their looks as well as to boost their self-confidence. According to...
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Mental Disorders Strike First Time Moms More
A very extensive research that spanned over 3 decades was conducted by Danish researchers. The study proves that 1:1000 women stand the risk of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, or...
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Increased Mental Disorders In Children
According to a latest study, there is a pronounced increase of mental illnesses among children. This includes autism, Tourette Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders and...
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Major Mental Disorders Cut Life Span by Ten to Fifteen Years
More and more damning indictment of the public health system in the US keeps tumbling out every other day. In the latest, it has been stated that adults with serious mental illness and treated in...
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Pregnancy Not Isolated Factor in Mental Disorders Risk
A new study has revealed that pregnancy is not an isolated risk factor for development of mental disorders. However, post-partum women may have a higher risk of major depressive disorder. To reach the...
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Half Of Australians Suffer From Mental Disorders At Some Point
Almost half of the people in Australia have had mental health problems at some point during their lives, according to newly revealed figures. The latest national snapshot from the Australian Bureau of...
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20 Million Indians Suffer Serious Mental Disorders With Most Hidden From...
For many patients at the Sanjali rehabilitation center in New Delhi, why they are there or how they lived before chronic mental illness took over their lives cannot be understood. They are among the...
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Mental Disorders May be More Common Than Previously Believed
An international study suggests that the prevalence of anxiety, depression and substance dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe. Duke University...
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People with Severe Mental Disorders Face Greater Risk of Dying from Heart...
A new study shows people suffering from severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, are 25 percent to 40 percent likely to die from heart disease than those without such...
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Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth Tracked in New Survey
A nationally representative survey funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders...
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Reason for the Greater Incidence of Some Mental Disorders in Males
Differences in the development of the amygdala region of the brain, which is in-charge of emotion and social behaviour, was studied by researchers in animal models which explains the reason for the...
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Mental Disorders Affect a Third of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Youth
One-third of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth have attempted suicide in their lifetime - a prevalence comparable to urban, minority youth - but a majority do not experience mental...
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Study on Treatment Rates for Mental Disorders Among Adolescents
In a recent study it has been found that half of adolescents who are affected with severely impaired mental disorders had ever received mental health treatment for their symptoms. The study was...
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Mental Disorders and Obesity
Studies have shown a strong correlation between common mental disorder and obesity. It is suggested that people with repeated episodes of common mental disorder are particularly at risk of subsequent...
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Mental Disorders in Europe
A recent study sheds light on the state of Europe's mental and neurological health. The study finds reveal that mental disorders have become Europe's largest health challenge in the 21st century. The...
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