Archives of General Psychiatry
hideArchives of General Psychiatry is a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association. Archives of General Psychiatry publishes original, peer reviewed articles about psychiatry, mental health, behavioral sciences and related fields. It is the psychiatric journal with the highest impact factor, considered a flagship of psychiatric research. The acceptance rate is 17%.
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Antidepressant Can Change Patient's Personality
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Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation is still debating the effects of antidepressant medications on brain chemistry almost 20 years after publication of the best-seller "Listening to Prozac." Though selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ...
Is there a seat of wisdom in the brain?
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Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have compiled the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom - once the sole province of religion and philosophy. The study by Dilip V. Jeste, ...
Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered that a common anti-oxidant, widely available as a health food supplement, may help stop the urges of those with trichotillomania, a disorder characterized ...
Children bullied at school at high risk of developing psychotic symptoms
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May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who are bullied at school over several years are up to four times more likely to develop psychotic-like symptoms by the time they reach early adolescence.
Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Addiction
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Immunization with an experimental anti-cocaine vaccine resulted in a substantial reduction in cocaine use in 38 percent of vaccinated patients in a clinical trial supported by the National Institute on Drug ...
New assessment technique lets scientists see brain aging before symptoms appear
Jan 06, 2009 |
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UCLA scientists have used innovative brain-scan technology developed at UCLA, along with patient-specific information on Alzheimer's disease risk, to help diagnose brain aging, often before symptoms appear. ...
Preschool depression may continue into childhood
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Aug 04, 2009 |
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Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Young adults' blood lead levels linked to depression, panic disorder
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Dec 07, 2009 |
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Young adults with higher blood lead levels appear more likely to have major depression and panic disorders, even if they have exposure to lead levels generally considered safe, according to a report in the December issue ...
Brain Defect Implicated in Early Schizophrenia
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Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of its kind, neurologists and psychiatrists at Columbia University have identified an area of the brain involved in the earliest ...
Teen media exposure associated with depression symptoms in young adulthood
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Exposure to more television and other electronic media during the teenage years appears to be associated with developing depression symptoms in young adulthood, especially among men, according to a report in the February ...
Mental illness by itself does not predict future violent behavior
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence, a new study by UNC researchers concludes. But mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence elevates the risk for ...
Mental health problems in childhood may predict later suicide attempts in males
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Apr 06, 2009 |
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Most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of psychiatric problems at age 8, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...
Antidepressants aid electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at ...
Antidepressant does not stop repetitive behaviors in autistic children
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Jun 01, 2009 |
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The antidepressant citalopram does not appear to reduce the occurrence of repetitive behaviors in children and teens with autism spectrum disorders, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Social phobics more affected by scowling faces
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- See something disturbing? Maybe it's a scene from the nightly news of someone being beaten in a riot, or a person scowling at you in a crowd.
