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Childhood abuse associated with onset of psychosis in women

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London have published new research which indicates that women with severe mental illness are more likely to have been abused in childhood that the general population. ...





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Hypnosis - the key to unlocking the delusional mind?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 02, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 1

Researchers at Macquarie University have developed an original new approach to the study of delusions, using hypnosis to temporarily create typical delusional beliefs in otherwise non-delusional people.


Delusions associated with consistent pattern of brain injury

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain delusions and brain disorders ...


Virtual reality underground ride reveals extent of public paranoia

Virtual reality underground ride reveals extent of public paranoia

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (19) | comments 4

A virtual reality Underground ride has been used by researchers to reveal the extent that paranoia occurs in the general public. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, demonstrates that suspicious or ...


Parkinson's disease can affect more than just the body

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 12, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Parkinson’s disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide. While the disease is recognized for its profound effects on movement, up to 40 percent of Parkinson’s disease patients also develop changes in thought, behavior and ...


Increased symptoms lead mentally disordered to become victims of violence

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Contrary to common stereotypes, individuals with major mental disorders are more likely to become victims of violent crimes when they are experiencing an increase in symptoms than they are to commit crime, according to a ...


Researchers discover new schizophrenia gene

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are one gene closer to understanding schizophrenia and related disorders. Reporting in the Jan. 9 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the team d ...


Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Low birth weight babies are at greater risk of developing psychosis-like symptoms as they grow up, research suggests. The study, published in the June issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, shows a link ...


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Sensory deprivation can produce hallucinations in only 15 minutes

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that even a short period of sensory deprivation is enough to produce hallucinations even in people who are not normally prone to them.


Watching Big Brother

Watching Big Brother

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 27, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not watching you.


Smoking during pregnancy puts children at risk of psychotic symptoms

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.



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