DBS helps anorexia patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight,...
In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and...
View ArticleStudy finds Google searches for information about mental illnesses, problems...
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal...
View ArticleNon-invasive brain surgery: an interview with Dr Andres Lozano, University of...
MR-guided focused ultrasound is a new technique that involves focusing 1024 beams of ultrasound through the skull to a focal point in the brain, very much like using the sun and a magnifying glass to...
View ArticleResearch: DBS may provide therapeutic relief to binge eating
Deep brain stimulation in a precise region of the brain appears to reduce caloric intake and prompt weight loss in obese animal models, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of...
View ArticleDBS appears to reduce caloric intake and weight loss in obese animal models
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a precise region of the brain appears to reduce caloric intake and prompt weight loss in obese animal models, according to a new study led by researchers at the...
View ArticleUCLA study shows individuals with BDD have global bad wiring in their brains
Body dysmorphic disorder is a disabling but often misunderstood psychiatric condition in which people perceive themselves to be disfigured and ugly, even though they look normal to others. New research...
View ArticleResearch: Patients with chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders
Patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to new research published in General Hospital Psychiatry.
View ArticleLarge study of deep brain stimulation underway for Alzheimer's disease treatment
Together, Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital are participating in The ADvance Study, a clinical trial investigating the use of deep brain stimulation as a treatment for patients with Alzheimer's...
View ArticleBrain circuits involved in compulsive behavior reveal a surprising connection...
What started as an experiment to probe brain circuits involved in compulsive behavior has revealed a surprising connection with obesity.
View ArticleColumbia psychiatry researchers suggest possible approaches to treat or...
Columbia Psychiatry researchers have identified what they think may be a mechanism underlying the development of compulsive behaviors. The finding suggests possible approaches to treating or preventing...
View ArticleBrisdelle receives FDA approval to treat hot flashes associated with menopause
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brisdelle (paroxetine) to treat moderate to severe hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms) associated with menopause. Brisdelle, which contains the...
View ArticleFlexible hubs coordinate brain’s responses to novel cognitive challenges
One thing that sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to intelligently and rapidly adapt to a wide variety of new challenges - using skills learned in much different contexts to inform and...
View ArticleResearch reveals that brain circuits can help reduce anxiety disorders
Anxiety disorders, which include posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder, affect 40 million American adults in a given year. Currently available treatments, such...
View ArticleLoyola neurologists describe first known case of musical hallucinations
One night when she was trying to fall asleep, a 60-year-old woman suddenly began hearing music, as if a radio were playing at the back of her head. The songs were popular tunes her husband recognized...
View ArticleTel Aviv University researchers use zoological methods to study people with...
Because animals can't talk, researchers need to study their behavior patterns to make sense of their activities. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are using these zoological methods to study...
View ArticleNew behavioral therapy improves antidepressant treatment of OCD
NIMH grantees have demonstrated that a form of behavioral therapy can augment antidepressant treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) better than an antipsychotic.
View ArticleOxytocin shows evidence of therapeutic value for autism, schizophrenia
The hormone oxytocin could play a role in treating psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, according to a review article in the September Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is...
View ArticleBipolar suicide characteristics found
Italian researchers have identified clinical and psychologic characteristics that could help predict the risk for suicide in patients with bipolar disorder.
View ArticleComorbid anxiety warns of bipolar psychotherapy need
Comorbid anxiety may flag those patients with bipolar depression who are in particular need of intensive psychotherapy, suggest findings from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar...
View ArticleCHOP’s 22q and You Center plays major role in brain and behavior consortium
Genetics experts from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are among the top leaders of a major international collaboration researching why patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome...
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