Study reveals how people with a severe unexplained psychological illness have...
Psychogenic diseases, formerly known as 'hysterical' illnesses, can have many severe symptoms such as painful cramps or paralysis but without any physical explanation. However, new research from the...
View ArticleIntegrating mental health care: New series
The first article in a landmark series to help health care workers and providers, donors, and decision makers understand the importance of including mental health care in global health programs is...
View ArticleLife expectancy gap widens between those with mental illness and general...
The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest...
View ArticleEmployees less depressed, more anxious in 2013
(HealthDay)—Employees are less depressed but more anxious than last year, with one-third of employees feeling tense or anxious much of the time, according to a report published by the ComPsych...
View ArticleStudy finds men are more likely to develop physical illness than women
Men were more likely to develop a physical illness than women during a 10-year period studied by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.
View ArticleBoston-area researchers develop new delirium severity measure for older adults
A new method for measuring delirium severity in older adults has been developed by researchers from Harvard, Brown, and UMASS. The new scoring system, CAM-S, is based on the Confusion Assessment Method...
View ArticleAround 60 percent of people who contemplate or attempt suicide do not receive...
In a Review, published to coincide with the launch of The Lancet Psychiatry journal, Professor Rory O'Connor from the University of Glasgow and Professor Matthew K. Nock from Harvard University review...
View ArticleMen and women use mental health services differently
Women with chronic physical illnesses are more likely to use mental health services than men with similar illnesses; they also seek out mental health services six months earlier than those same men,...
View ArticleMedical practice increases the risk of suicide
Patients who have tried to commit suicide with medication, are prescribed more medication after the attempt, not less.
View ArticleVirtual coach helps Parkinson's patients stick with exercise
New research from Terry Ellis, assistant professor at Sargent College and Director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation, has found that a virtual exercise coach was effective in helping individuals...
View ArticleStress test, brain scans pinpoint two distinct forms of Gulf War illness
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf...
View ArticleExercise up in US, but so is obesity: report
(HealthDay)—Although Americans are exercising more, the obesity epidemic continues to expand, University of Washington researchers report.
View ArticleDexamethasone beats placebo for cancer-related fatigue
(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced cancer, dexamethasone is better than placebo for reducing cancer-related fatigue (CRF), according to a study published online July 29 in the Journal of Clinical...
View ArticleResearchers find depression in hip fracture patients hinders physical...
Older people who suffer a hip fracture should be routinely tested and treated for depression to aid their recovery and prevent their immune systems from being compromised, according to new research...
View ArticleExercise key to a longer, happier life
(Medical Xpress)—Sustained physical activity can add years to life and substantially improve the quality of those years, according to the latest results of a long-term study into more than 12,000...
View ArticleLove thy neighbor: It could lower your risk of stroke
Here's some neighborly advice for adults over age 50: Stay friendly with your neighbors.
View ArticleNursing intervention helps mentally ill people with HIV
(Medical Xpress)—Having trained nurses follow up on medication use with mentally ill patients who are HIV positive was effective both at improving the patients' quality of life and biological markers...
View ArticleUS now requiring equal mental health coverage (Update)
A new Obama administration rule requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance abuse no differently than they do for physical illnesses.
View ArticleDiabetes, epilepsy and asthma increase risk of self-harm
New research quantifying the risk of admission to hospital for self-harm has identified a raised risk of self-harm among groups of patients with certain physical illnesses. While it is known that...
View ArticleMedical conditions add to premature mortality risk of people with mental illness
(Medical Xpress)—People using mental health services in New Zealand are dying prematurely from both natural and external causes, a new University of Otago Wellington study has revealed.
View ArticleFruit and vegetable consumption could be as good for your mental as your...
(Medical Xpress)—Fruit and vegetable consumption could be as good for your mental as your physical health, new research suggests.
View ArticleAlcohol study yields surprising results
The mortality of alcohol dependent patients in general hospitals is many times higher than that of patients without alcohol dependency. In addition, they die about 7.6 years earlier on average than...
View ArticleWhy single mothers are more likely to get ill when they get older
Evidence shows lone mothers suffer from poorer health on average than women with partners. But the situation isn't as clear cut as this might suggest.
View ArticleHealth factors influence ex-prisoners' chances of returning to jail
Ex-prisoners with a history of risky drug use, mental illness or poverty are more likely to end up back behind bars. Those who are obese, are chronically ill or have attempted suicide are more likely...
View ArticleResearchers identify new spectrum disorder called ALPIM syndrome
The relationship between mental and physical health is well established. But when mental and physical illnesses co-occur, patients' accounts of physical illness are sometimes arbitrarily discredited or...
View ArticleOne-third of women with ADHD have anxiety disorders, almost half have...
Women with ADHD are much more likely to have a wide range of mental and physical health problems in comparison to women without ADHD, according to a new study from researchers at the University of...
View ArticleWhy isn't there a gene for depression?
Depression is sometimes categorised as a mental, rather than a physical illness – as though somehow mental health is different from physical health. But the brain is not a magical black box inside your...
View ArticleBad relationships increase risk of infection in both mother and child
Pregnant women dissatisfied in their relationship have an increased risk of infectious diseases. This also affects their children.
View ArticlePhysical health ignored in people with mental illness
Australians with serious mental illness are living on average for 10-32 years less than the rest of the population, mainly due to preventable and treatable diseases like diabetes. No wonder, these...
View ArticlePeer navigators help mental health clients to make medical appointments and...
A new model of care could improve the physical health of people with mental illness, potentially increasing the life span of individuals who typically die 25 years earlier than the general population.
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