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The life of an individual suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often a debilitating one, as patients are frequently plagued by intense nightmares, flashbacks and emotional instability. There are a number of psychotherapeutic treatments and cognitive behavioral therapy options to aid sufferers of PTSD, but these interventions are not always available to patients. And while medications tend to be the first line of defense for these individuals, no pharmaceutical treatments have been developed yet to specifically target PTSD.But now, new research may help dramatically change the course of treatment for PTSD patients. In the first study of its kind, researchers at New York University Langone Medical Center have utilized brain imaging technology to highlight a connection between the number of cannabinoid receptors in the brain and PTSD. Cannabinoid receptors, known as CB1 receptors, are activated in the brain when a person uses cannabis, which can lead to impaired me...
Meet a woman who has been ravaged by paranoid schizophrenia since childhood, and her identical twin sister - who happens to be a psychiatrist
A European court has blocked Britain from extraditing a mentally ill suspect accused of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon.The European Court of Hu...
A clinical psychologist for a federal prison hospital testified Thursday that a former street preacher charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart believes he will f...
Skin cells taken from four individuals with schizophrenia have been turned into brain cells, or neurons, and grown in lab dishes, the first time a complex mental dis...
Scientists have created the world’s first schizophrenic mice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the illness.It is believed to be the first time an anima...
Families with a history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are also more likely to have a child with autism, new research from Sweden and Israel suggests.Researche...
Studies of schizophrenia drugs are increasingly finding lesser effects because more patients are responding to drug-free placebos used for comparison, according to a...
Before they were even married, Michael and Susan Schofield decided if they ever had a daughter, they would name her January.They both liked that month the best, most...
Some children who were exposed to the flu virus in the womb may be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, a new study suggests.It's known that ...
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Sleep problems and schizophrenia may have common roots, raising hopes that the devastating mental disorder could be improved by helping patients overcome insomnia.In...
A new finding in brain science reveals that the voices in a schizophrenia patient's head can drown out voices in the real world — and provides hope that people with ...
The mental illness schizophrenia affects over two million American adults. The disorder often causes inappropriate and unpredictable behavior, making it difficult fo...
Ask Dr. Manny Show: For the nearly 60 million Americans suffering from mental disorders, learning to cope can be draining for both the patient and the family. Meet a woman who has been ravaged by paranoid schizophrenia since childhood
If expectant mothers catch the flu during pregnancy, their babies could be four times as likely to develop bipolar disorder later in life, BBC News reported.Bipolar ...
Regulators on Thursday approved a once-monthly injectable form of Abilify, the blockbuster treatment for schizophrenia, which will be sold by Japanese drugmaker Otsu...
New information from police says a northern Nevada gunman feared demons were after him in the months before his deadly rampage at a Carson City IHOP restaurant.The N...
Mississippi man formally charged
A simple blood test might be able to reveal whether a child has autism, according to researchers who recently launched a study to evaluate such a test.The study, whi...
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