A pilot study suggests the hallucinogen psilocybin may be feasible and safe to administer to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, with promising effects on mood, according to a report published online today that will appear in the January 2011 print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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September 14, 2010
Hallucinogen Appears Safe, May Improve Mood Among Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer And Anxiety
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September 7, 2010
Toddlers With Autism May Fix Their Eyes On Geometric Patterns Rather Than Children Playing
Children with autism may stare at geometric patterns when they are just 14 months old rather than look at kids playing around or doing yoga, say researchers in an article published in Archives of General Psychiatry. Children without autism prefer looking at other kids doing things, the authors added. Autism is known as a complex developmental disability...
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Hallucinogen Found To Safely Ease Anxiety In Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients
In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry...
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Magic Mushroom Ingredient Psilocybin Improves Late Stage Cancer Anxiety
The hallucinogen psilocybin appears to be safe and feasible to give to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety - a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry reports it had a promising effect on mood. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in an illegal Class A drug in the UK called magic mushroom...
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August 8, 2010
Ketamine May Relieve Depression Quickly For Those With Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder
A single intravenous dose of the anesthetic agent ketamine appears to reduce symptoms of depression within 40 minutes among those with bipolar disorder who have not responded to other treatments, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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Expectations May Affect Placebo Response In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
Individuals with Parkinson's disease were more likely to have a neurochemical response to a placebo medication if they were told they had higher odds of receiving an active drug, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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August 6, 2010
Child Abuse Increases Risk of PTSD in Young Adults
photo by mrcuppofcoffeeResearchers in New Zealand have found a link between childhood abuse and mental disorders in young adults. The article by Drs. Scott, Smith, and Ellis was published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. The authors analyzed data from a nationally representative community survey of 2144 New Zealanders ages 16 to 27. The survey assessed a variety of anxiety
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June 18, 2010
About One-Tenth Of Soldiers Returning From Iraq May Be Impaired By Mental Health Problems
Between 8.5 percent and 14 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq report serious functional impairment due to either posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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June 17, 2010
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Associated With Dementia Among Older Veterans
Older veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear more likely to develop dementia over a seven-year period than those without PTSD, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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Secondhand Smoke Associated With Psychiatric Distress, Illness
Exposure to secondhand smoke appears to be associated with psychological distress and the risk of future psychiatric hospitalization among healthy adults, according to a report posted online that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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