Army suicide: Preventable deaths Oct 30, 2008
"Depression, even the most severe cases, is a highly treatable disorder. As with many illnesses, the earlier that treatment can begin, the more effective it is and the greater the likelihood that recurrence can be prevented." - National Institute of Mental Health. Web site referrals. (Florida Times-Union)
Brain's 'Hate Circuit' Identified Oct 29, 2008
4, 2004) A brain imaging study by the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that an emotion-regulating brain circuit is overactive in people prone to depression even when they. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Brain's Code For 3-D Depth Perception Oct 28, 2008
28, 2001) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) scientists have shown that they can tell what kind of object a person is looking at -- a face, a house, a shoe, a chair -- by the pattern of brain activity. (Mar. (Science Daily)
New Candidate Genes For Schizophrenia Identified Oct 24, 2008
The research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development. Other authors included Chiara Sabatti of UCLA and Terry Vrijenhoek, Jacobine E. Buizer-Voskamp, Inge van der Stelt, Eric Strengman, Ad Geurts van Kessel, Han G. Brunner and Joris A. Veltman of the Netherlands, as well as the Netherlands Genetic Risk and Outcome in Psychosis (GROUP) Consortium. (Science Daily)
Study: Warm Hands, Warm Heart Oct 24, 2008
"Parts of the brain that we know process physical attributes, whether it's motor movements or physical pain - the same circuitry more and more is seen with more mental qualities," said Dr. Caroline Zink of the National Institute of Mental Health, which funded the new research. "It's very interesting from a neuroscientist's perspective that there are those similarities.". (Click2Houston, TX)
treat depression Oct 22, 2008
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates nearly 21 million adults in the United States suffer from depression. Between 20 percent to 40 percent of that group or 4. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Treatments for Bulimia Oct 16, 2008
According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by periods of binge eating, followed by purging ... According to NIMH, Prozac has been found to reduce binging and purging, prevent relapse and generally improve eating attitudes. (Suite101.com)
Brain-nourishing Molecule May Predict Schizophrenia Relapse Oct 16, 2008
Dr. Buckley is principal investigator on the 493,248 supplemental grant to the five-year, 11 million grant from the NIMH comparing injectable medicine to tablets. Studies are being done in over 300 18- to 65-year-old with problems with relapsing. (Science Daily)
Johnson Controls venture wins BMW contract Oct 15, 2008
Lithium-ion batteries are 30 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), which combine gas-powered engines with emissions-free electric motors. Johnson Controls-Saft also has multiple development contracts underway for lithium-ion batteries for HEVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Bipolar Disorder In Children Appears Likely To Continue Into Young Adulthood Oct 11, 2008
"Extending previous seminal work on pediatric bipolar disorder, Geller et al present the first longitudinal study following up a large sample of youth diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder into adulthood," writes Ellen Leibenluft, M.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md. in an accompanying editorial. (Science Daily)
People with Social Phobia Have Different Self-Image Oct 11, 2008
Using MRI, researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health found that people with this anxiety disorder experienced increased blood flow in their medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala when reading negative statements about themselves. The prefrontal cortex and the amygdala are sections of the brain tied to awareness of oneself, as well as fear, emotion and stress response. (MEDLINEplus)
Early Bipolar Disorder Often Persists to Adulthood Oct 10, 2008
Bipolar I disorder, the "classic" form of the illness, involves recurrent episodes of mania and depression that usually recur across the lifespan, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Between episodes, most people with bipolar disorder are free of symptoms However, up to 33 percent may have residual symptoms and a small percentage will have chronic unremitting symptoms, despite treatment. (MEDLINEplus)
Individuals With Social Phobia See Themselves Differently Oct 8, 2008
D., and colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md. compared functional MRI (fMRI) scans of 17 unmedicated individuals with generalized social phobia to those of 17 controls who were the same age and sex and had the same IQ but did not have the disorder. (Science Daily)
New research on family-based HIV prevention presented at annual NIH conference Oct 8, 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Researchers from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center (BHCRC) presented exciting new research today at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Annual International Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS. The three-day conference, held in Providence, R.I. from October 6-8, drew several hundred researchers, clinicians and service providers to discuss the most effective approaches to working with families that are... (EurekAlert!)
Pruning young minds Oct 3, 2008
Neural connections or synapses get pruned out, according to Jay Giedd, child development specialist at the National Institute of Mental Health. It's part of growing up, the brain prunes unneeded wiring from childhood to make way for efficient adult level connections. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
'Hub' Of Fear Memory Formation Identified In Brain Cells Oct 3, 2008
7, 2002) Researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered a high tech way to quell panic in rats. They have detected the brain's equivalent of an "all clear". (Science Daily)
HIV/AIDS Pandemic Began Around 1900, Earlier Than Previously Thought; Urbanization In Africa Marked Outbreak Oct 3, 2008
24, 2001) Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Laboratory of Molecular Biology, reporting in the August 24, 2001, issue of Science Magazine, have discovered an unexpected step in the. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Millisecond brain signals predict response to fast-acting antidepressant Oct 3, 2008
Carlos Zarate, M.D., (left) NIMH Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, with MEG scanner ... "Such biomarkers that identify who will benefit from a new class of antidepressants could someday minimize trial-and-error prescribing and speed delivery of care for what can be a life-threatening illness," said Carlos Zarate, M.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program ... D., and NIMH colleagues report on their discovery online in Biological Psychiatry... (EurekAlert!)
* US agency cancels plans for autism study on kids Sep 20, 2008
X Richard Nakamura, scientific director of the National Institute of Mental Health ... The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) said in a statement on Wednesday that the study of the treatment X called chelation X has been abandoned. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chelation Study for Autism Called Off Sep 19, 2008
In a statement released Wednesday, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says its investigators would not go forward with a trial of (pronounced kee-LAY-shun) therapy that has been discussed for the past two years. The decision was made after the federal review board that originally approved the study reversed its position. (WebMD)
New Insights Into Teenagers And Anxiety Disorders Sep 18, 2008
The study is federally funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the world's largest scientific organization dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health. Anxiety disorders, including panic disorder and post-traumatic stress syndrome, are chronic conditions that tend to persist if untreated. (Science Daily)
Stress Disorder Affects 20% of Intensive Care Patients Sep 17, 2008
The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more about. Copyright. (Health-Finder)
Newer Antipsychotics No Better In Kids? Sep 16, 2008
Under the direction of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), researchers compared two of the newer drugs, known as atypical antipsychotics, to an older-generation antipsychotic. They found no major differences in treatment outcomes, but big differences in side effects among young patients taking the newer and older drugs. (CBS News)
[The Dope on] Dopamine's Central Role in the Brain's Motivation and Reward Networks Sep 16, 2008
The U.S. National Institute of (NIMH) team used two imaging methods, positron emission tomography (PET) and (fMRI), to examine the normal human brain reward circuit, a that centers around a path from the ventral tegmental area in the midbrain (where dopamine is synthesized) to the nucleus accumbens in the forebrain (where it is released) ... "This is building a foundation upon which we can search for interventions when aging is not so successful or when this reward system is abnormal," says... (Scientific American)
UAlbany professor tests new bulimia treatment Sep 16, 2008
Funded by a $250,000 National Institute of Mental Health grant, Anderson's research examines the impact of functional contextual treatment. Functional contextual treatment focuses on understanding why the patient is engaging in bulimic behaviors and trying to replace them with healthy behaviors. (Albany Times Union)
Turn It Off To Turn It On: Neuroscientists Discover Critical Early Step Of Memory Formation Sep 16, 2008
The research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Aging. Authors on the paper are Sunjin Park, Joo Min Park, Sangmok Kim, Jin-Ah Kim, Jason D. Shepherd, Constance L. Smith-Hicks, Shoaib Chowdhury, Walter Kaufmann, Dietmar Kuhl, Alexey G. Ryazanov, Richard L. Huganir, David J. Linden, and Worley, all of Hopkins. (Science Daily)
Children who are concerned about parents arguing are prone to school problems Sep 16, 2008
The study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Summarized from Child Development, Vol. 79, Issue 5, Children's Insecure Representations of the Interparental Relationship and their School Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Attention Difficulties by Davies, PT, Woitach, MJ (University of Rochester), Winter, MA (Syracuse University), and Cummings, EM (University of Notre Dame). (EurekAlert!)
Risks found for youths in new antipsychotics Sep 15, 2008
The long-anticipated study, financed by the National Institute of Mental Health, is the most rigorous, head-to-head trial of the drugs in children and adolescents with this disorder. About three million Americans suffer from schizophrenia, and perhaps 40 percent first show symptoms in their teens or earlier. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
India's use of brain scans in courts dismays critics Sep 15, 2008
The Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature test, or BEOS, was developed by Champadi Raman Mukundan, an Indian neuroscientist who formerly ran the clinical psychology department of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in Bangalore. His system builds on methods developed at American universities by other scientists, including Emanuel Donchin, Lawrence Farwell and J. Peter Rosenfeld. (International Herald Tribune)
Newer antipsychotics no better than older drug in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia Sep 15, 2008
Two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective than an older conventional antipsychotic in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia and may lead to more metabolic side effects, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ... "Schizophrenia and schizophrenia-related disorders are rare in childhood. But when they do occur, those afflicted generally have more severe symptoms and a worse prognosis than... (EurekAlert!)
First generation antipsychotic drugs as effective as newer ones in some children Sep 15, 2008
In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health, which sponsored the study, halted recruitment into the olanzapine arm of the study because of the weight gain problem and the resulting increase in cholesterol and glucose levels. Olanzapine should not be a first-line therapy in adolescents, Sikich said. (EurekAlert!)
White Men Attach Greater Stigma To Mental Health Care Sep 11, 2008
A new study, conducted by two National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellows in mental health care policy at Harvard Medical School, investigated the effect of gender, race and socioeconomic status on these psychosocial barriers to mental health care. The findings suggest that non-Latino white males, compared to all women and men of other ethnicities, were most likely to mistrust the mental health care system and were also likely to perceive mental illness as a stigma and therefore... (Science Daily)
New 'Trick' Allows HIV To Overcome A Barrier To Infection Sep 9, 2008
" The ability of co-receptor engagement to alter intracellular biochemistry suggests that exposure of cells to HIV may in fact prime cells for HIV infection," said Wu and Jon Marsh of the National Institute of Mental Health ... The researchers include Alyson Yoder, George Mason University, Manassas, VA; Dongyang Yu, George Mason University, Manassas, VA; Li Dong, George Mason University, Manassas, VA Subashini R. Iyer, George Mason University, Manassas, VA Xuehua Xu, National Institute of... (Science Daily)
Parents report progress with kids in new autism program Sep 5, 2008
A new study is under way with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health. WHAT IS AUTISM. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
PET Scans Help Identify Mechanism Underlying Seasonal Mood Changes Sep 5, 2008
4, 2004) A brain imaging study by the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that an emotion-regulating brain circuit is overactive in people prone to depression even when they. (July 11, 2005) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined how serotonin decreases the body's sensitivity to light and that exposure to constant darkness leads to a decrease in. (Science Daily)
Scientists Spot New Twist in HIV Infection Sep 5, 2008
D., section on molecular virology, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md ... "Whenever you identify a necessary step -- a step which is absolutely required for infection of naive T-cells -- of course then you have a new focus point, one that you can examine to see if there are options for new therapies. Certainly with HIV treatment, we need that," said study co-author Jon Marsh, a researcher in the Laboratory of Cellular and... (Health-Finder)
Low Birth Weight Children Appear At Higher Risk Of Psychiatric Disturbances Sep 4, 2008
3, 2008) Low-birth-weight children appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances from childhood through high school than normal-birth-weight children, according to a new report. In addition, low-birth-weight children from urban communities may be more likely to have attention problems than suburban low-birth-weight children. (Science Daily)
Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males Sep 4, 2008
A series of studies on vole populations, begun at the NIMH Intramural Research Program in the mid 1980s, showed that, in male rodents, variations in a section of the gene avpr1a affect social bonding behaviors, such as choosing a mate and parenting. The animal studies suggested a possible connection between a seemingly useless piece of DNA and bonding behavior. (EurekAlert!)
Childhood Asthma Linked to Sexual and Physical Abuse Sep 3, 2008
Personalize Your Medical News. Wednesday, September 03, 2008. (MedPage Today)
Bipolar Risk for Kids Born to Older Dads Sep 3, 2008
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 5. 7 million American adults have bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by dramatic, episodic mood swings. (WebMD)
Study examines relationship between low birth weight and psychiatric problems in children Sep 2, 2008
" ### (Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008;65[9]:1080-1086. Available pre-embargo to the media at .) Editor's Note: This work was supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.. (EurekAlert!)
Family therapy helps relieve depression symptoms in bipolar teens Sep 2, 2008
Editor's Note: This study was supported by National Institute of Mental Health grants, a Distinguished Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression and a Faculty Fellowship from the University of Colorado Council on Research and Creative Work (Dr. Miklowitz). (EurekAlert!)
Walking a thin line: Researchers seek best anorexia treatment Sep 1, 2008
ST. LOUIS Twenty years ago, when Cheryl Bergin was a teenager and in the throes of anorexia nervosa, she weighed a mere 54 pounds (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
India's technology hub is a stressed out city Aug 30, 2008
A study by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans), Bangalore, says 10 percent of suicides in Bangalore is by youngsters between 10 and 14 years. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that 17 out of every 100,000 people commit suicide in Bangalore, the highest number in the country. (India Times)
Unusual Ultrasonic Vocalization Patterns In Mice May Be Useful For Modeling Autism Aug 29, 2008
"Particularly intriguing are the unusual categories of vocalizations and the more frequent, loud harmonics evident in the BTBR T+ tf/J (BTBR) mouse model of autism, that may resemble the atypical vocalizations seen in some autistic infants," say study authors Jacqueline Crawley, PhD, of the National Institute of Mental Health and Maria Luisa Scattoni, PhD, of the Istituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome, Italy. Vocal communication in animals has been extensively documented for many species,... (Science Daily)
Mental ills may have an evolutionary upside Aug 27, 2008
Mental illnesses hinder one in every four adults in America every year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And this doesnt count those of us with more moderate mood swings. (MSNBC -- Health)
Mental ills blamed on budget cuts Aug 21, 2008
It can lead to suicide, but it can be treated, according to the National Institute of Mental Health ... Source: National institute of Mental Health. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Mental health facts Aug 20, 2008
Sources: National Institute of Mental Health and the Forum on Child and Family Statistics. INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
UNC trial: oral contraceptives may ease suffering of women with severe PMS Aug 19, 2008
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded UNC a $3 million grant for a five-year clinical trial using a low-dose contraceptive called YAZ (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone). The trial is based on previous research by David Rubinow, M.D., the Asad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and chair of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine. (EurekAlert!)
Bipolar Disorder And Gene Abnormalities: Sodium, Calcium Imbalances Linked To Manic Depressive Episodes Aug 18, 2008
Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of channels that manage the flow of the elements into and out of cells, including neurons. See also. (Science Daily)
Newsweek: Asian-American mental illness stigma Aug 14, 2008
A 2003 study partly funded by the National Institute of Mental Health showed that while the rate of mental illness among Asian-Americans is lower than among whites, the former group is less likely to seek help than the latter. Now, though, community health centers across the country are finding that taking a holistic approach to mental health--combining primary and mental-health care, and integrating Western and Eastern philosophies--is often the most effective way to reach an underserved... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Dr. Stuart T. Hauser, at 70; headed Judge Baker center Aug 11, 2008
Dr. Hauser, he added, also nurtured the center's clinical research training program, which has just received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health that will allow it to continue into its third decade. As he ran the center, taught, and continued his own research, Dr. Hauser remained someone who was sought out as more than a colleague. (Boston Globe)
A New Look At How Memory And Spatial Cognition Are Related Aug 8, 2008
2, 1998) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) scientists have pinpointed the part of the human brain that holds information momentarily about where things are located. This specialized circuitry for. (Science Daily)
Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact Aug 8, 2008
4 out of every 1,000 children between the ages of 3 and 10, according to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Parents are generally the first to notice early signs of autism. (MEDLINEplus)
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder Aug 8, 2008
Funding for this work came from the Child and Family Program at The Menninger Clinic, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. When the embargo lifts, the full article can be found at. (EurekAlert!)
LETTER: We should be drilling for oil here and now Aug 7, 2008
father bob wrote on Aug 6, 2008 9:48 AM:" Oh...and here's one from Information Week, and Automotive World.....just what big oil's doing for YOU!!!:Chevron Stonewalls Battery, Keeps Mercedes Hybrid Out of ProductionPlans for Mercedes to release the ML 450 hybrid in 2009 may very well be canceled. The maker of the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries that was to provide the energy storage component for the SUV, Cobasys, seems to be refusing to begin production of the essential part. It appears... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Less REM Sleep Associated With Being Overweight Among Children And Teens Aug 7, 2008
This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Traumatic Response To Bad Memories Can Be Minimized Aug 3, 2008
Stewart D. Clark, Naoe Okamura, Dee M. Duangdao, Yan-Ling Xu of UC Irvine, and Kay Juengling, Thomas Seidenbecher, Ludmila Sosulina, Joerg Lesting, Susan Sangha and Hans-Christian Pape of the University of Muenster also worked on this study, which was funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
Mechanism For Postpartum Depression Found In Mice Aug 1, 2008
Supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, of the National Institutes of Health, the study used genetically engineered mice lacking a protein critical for adapting to the sex hormone fluctuations of pregnancy and the postpartum period. See also. (Science Daily)
Increased Burden Of Rare Genetic Variations Found In Schizophrenia Aug 1, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 31, 2008) People with schizophrenia bear an "increased burden" of rare deletions and duplications of genetic material, genome-wide, say researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). See also. (Science Daily)
Gene-Hunters Find Hope and Hurdles in Schizophrenia Studies Jul 31, 2008
Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said the new landscape might complicate development of genetic diagnostics for schizophrenia but not necessarily of therapies. If you can understand the mechanism, Dr. Insel said, you should be able to devise new treatments. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Don’t let panic attacks scare you Jul 26, 2008
Panic disorder affects about 6 million American adults, according to The National Institute of Mental Health, and is twice as common in women as it is in men. Panic attacks are so common that Rahul K. Khare, an emergency room physician at Chicago s Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said, One in 50 people arriving in the emergency room has chest pains due to a panic attack. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Mindfulness meditation slows progression of HIV, study shows Jul 25, 2008
This study was supported by postdoctoral research fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, a seed grant from the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at UCLA, and the UCLA General Clinical Research Center. Other authors were Hector F. Myers, Steven W. Cole and Michael R. Irwin, all of whom declare no financial interests or conflicts of interest regarding this study. (EurekAlert!)
Can Oxytocin Ease Shyness? Jul 23, 2008
"Somehow, the peptide increases trust, or alters the way individuals see each other," says Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Without oxytocin people would be far less inclined to seek social interaction, let alone fall in love and mate for life (or, as scientists call it, "pair bond"). (Time.com)
The bright side of the energy crunch Jul 19, 2008
We also need to have The National Institute of Mental Health carry out more research which is independent of the drug companies. Dr. DANIEL B. FISHER. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
