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Study: depression can lead to inflated reports of physical symptoms

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research shows people who feel depressed tend to recall having more physical symptoms than they actually experienced. The study indicates that depression -- not neuroticism -- is the cause of such over-reporting.


Mothers of children with autism have higher parental stress, psychological distress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ask any mother and she'll tell you that raising a preschooler is no easy task. Now imagine what it must be like to bring up a child with autism or a developmental delay.


Irritability should be considered when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric ...


Doctors warn about camphor poisoning in children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Doctors are warning parents to avoid using imported camphor products after poisonings in several New York City children.





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What Causes Irritability In Menopause?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Irritability is frequently the main presenting complaint of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women; yet, studies specifically researching on irritability in this population are lacking.


FDA approves drug for autism irritability

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 13, 2006 | popularity 1.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Risperdal to treat irritability in autistic children and adolescents.


Bipolar disorder amongst children and adolescents receive late diagnosis

Bipolar disorder amongst children and adolescents receive late diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

75% of the cases of paediatric bipolar disorder are diagnosed late - up to 18 months - due to the symptoms manifesting themselves in a different manner depending on whether the patient is a child or adult. ...


Study confirms link between mothers' depression, young children's injuries

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s findings, published ...


Dividing up your holidays into several periods can help prevent post-holiday syndrome

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 19, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Psychologists estimate that 35 percent of Spanish workers between 25 and 40 will have to face the syndrome this year. Tiredness, lack of appetite and concentration, irritability, anxiety, sadness and couldn't-care-less attitude ...


Energy drinks: The coffee of a new generation?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

It's not uncommon for students to consume energy drinks to increase their concentration as they study throughout the night. "Energy drinks are the coffee of a new generation," says Stéphanie Côté, nutritionist ...


Depression: the symptoms in children are not like in adults

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 14, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Depression is not always manifested in children as dejection and anhedonia. Depending on the age of the child, the dominant features may be weeping, irritability or defiance, as explained by Prof. Claudia Mehler-Wex and Dr. ...


How to kick a soda habit

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Soda is loaded with more calories, sugar and chemicals than many people realize. Here are nutritionists' tips for cutting it out.


Dog bites a particular threat to young children, especially as temperatures rise

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 ...


Getting a good night's sleep is the biggest problem for women entering the menopause

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created Apr 16, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sleep disruption is the most common and severe symptom reported by middle-aged women when their periods change and they start moving into the menopause, according to a study in the April issue of the UK-based Journal of Cl ...



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