Psychiatry

• In the Journals

• In-patient suicide rate decreased, data showed

• May 22, 2012
• The rate of suicide among psychiatric in-patients has fallen significantly in England, according to a recent study. However, the number of suicides rose...More »

• Health Policy

• HHS secretary: US making progress in mental health services, acceptance

• May 15, 2012
• Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said successful legislation, federal programs and financial support from grants have helped raise...More »

• In the Journals

• Epigenetic aberrations may serve as biomarker for schizophrenia

• April 12, 2012
• A highly significant hypomethylation was observed in individuals with schizophrenia, according to recent results.
  Although schizophrenia has a strong...More »

• GABA neurons could be a therapeutic target for neuropsychiatric diseases

• April 11, 2012
• Research conducted on the role GABA neurons play in the ventral tegmental area of the midbrain could result in new treatment methods for individuals with...More »

• In the Journals

• Study backs federally funded programs for chronically homeless with mental illness

• March 8, 2012
• Adults with a history of homelessness and serious mental illness experienced more favorable outcomes when bolstered by a federally funded employment and...More »

• In the Journals

• Data suggest progressive adolescent brain changes after early-onset psychosis

• January 27, 2012
• A progressive loss of gray matter with an increase in cerebrospinal fluid was observed in adolescent schizophrenia patients, according to 2-year study...More »

• In the Journals

• Families with schizophrenia share heritability among neurocognitive domains

• January 17, 2012
• A single set of principal components of heritability is highly heritable and genetically linked with schizophrenia, according to a study.
  For one group of...More »

• Editorial

• Free Will vs. “Addiction”

• Psychiatric Annals, October 2011, Volume 41 Issue 10
• This month’s edition of Psychiatric Annals, guest edited by Joanne Caring, MD, covers a major problem in this country — obesity — paying...More »

• Feature

• Comorbidities of Obesity in Serious Mental Illness

• Psychiatric Annals, October 2011, Volume 41 Issue 10
• Obesity is two to three times higher in those suffering from serious mental illness, and many psychotropic medications carry significant risk of causing...More »

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