Psychiatric disorder is a psychological and/or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual, causes distress or disability and is not part of normal development or culture
Zboralski K, Orzechowska A, Talarowska M, Darmosz A, Janiak A, Janiak M, Florkowski A, Galecki P. Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University, Lódz, Poland. Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2009 Feb 2;63:8-12. INTRODUCTION: Media have an influence on the human psyche similar to the addictive actions of psychoactive substances or gambling. Computer overuse is claimed […]
Camara E, Rodriguez-Fornells A, Münte TF. Department of Neuropsychology, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany. Front Hum Neurosci. 2008;2:19. Controversial results have been reported concerning the neural mechanisms involved in the processing of rewards and punishments. On the one hand, there is evidence suggesting that monetary gains and losses activate a similar fronto-subcortical network. On the […]
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in New York mapped out the specific areas of the hippocampus impacted by late-life diseases like diabetes and stroke. The researchers found that decreasing activity in the dentate gyrus correlated with levels of blood glucose. Dentate gyrus is part of the hippocampal formation which is thought to contribute to […]
A research group from Los Angeles has found that mentally ill, those who are disabled, African Americans, Latinos, Chinese Americans, Korean Americans, and non-US citizens experience a disproportionate burden of the psychosocial impact of terrorism threats. Vulnerable populations were more likely to perceive population-level risk as high. These groups also reported more worry and avoidance […]
The relation between obesity and suicidal behavior remains unclear. In a recent study, data were collected on about 19,000 non-industrial London-based male government employees. In this prospective cohort study, obesity and unexplained weight loss were both independently associated with an increased risk of suicide mortality. It should be noted that unexplained weight loss may be […]
Researchers have long studied the link between creativity and mental illness, and the lines between the two are often blurred. Research suggests that creative people often share more personality traits with the mentally ill than “normal” people in less creative pursuits. One study compared patients with bipolar disorder with a group of healthy people. It […]
An interesting research report suggests that people model each other’s internal states up to 3 degrees away. A group of researchers in the U.S. found that the merriment of one person can ripple out and cause happiness in people up to three degrees away. So if you’re happy, you increase the chance of joy in […]
