The discipline of evolutionary psychology views modern human behaviors as products of natural selection that acted on the psychological traits of our ancestors. A subdiscipline, evolutionary psychiatry tries to find evolutionary explanations for mental disorders.
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May 26, 2010
The Evolutionary Calculus of Depression
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February 16, 2010
NAMI Encourages DSM-5 Discussion
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) urges individuals and families to familiarize themselves with the draft of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which is used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals to classify and diagnose mental disorders in children and adults...
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December 11, 2009
Publication of new DSM diagnostic manual put back
The American Psychiatric Association has announced that it has put back the publication of the forthcoming 'DSM 5' revision of the influential diagnostic manual of mental disorders back one year to May 2013.The press release, available online as a pdf, notes:"Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions," said APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D. "The A
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December 1, 2009
Practical Implications of a Study on Treating Chronic Insomnia
More than a thousand articles on mental disorders are published in medical journals each month! Also, clinicians have limited training, time, and inclination to keep up with reading research articles critically on a regular basis. Thus, a disturbing disconnect (for which there are no easy solutions) exists between clinical research and usual clinical practice.
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November 9, 2009
Mental-health professionals speculate on what went wrong
November 07, 2009 Nov. 7--As an Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan treated soldiers with post-traumatic stress and mental disorders.
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October 9, 2009
Common Mental Disorders May Be Linked To An Increased Risk Of Obesity
People with common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are at increased risk of becoming obese, according to new research published on BMJ.com today. The findings also show that individuals with chronic or repeat episodes of common mental disorders are particularly at risk, say the authors.
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October 8, 2009
Strong Link Between Obesity And Depression
Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide. In an editorial published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the Adelaide researchers add support to claims of a two-way risk between obesity and common mental disorders.
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September 12, 2009
Common Mental Disorders May Be More Common Than We Think
The prevalence of anxiety, depression and substance dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe. It depends on how one goes about measuring.
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August 4, 2009
Mental health literacy
Researchers at Florida State University are conducting a study on Mental Health Literacy, and would greatly appreciate your participation. Mental Health Literacy refers to knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid in their recognition, management or prevention; we hope...
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July 9, 2009
Map Of Your Brain May Reveal Early Mental Illness
Researchers are producing topographical maps of people's healthy and schizophrenic brains in an effort to develop the first scientific tool for early and more definite diagnosis of mental disorders such as schizophrenia. The scientists have already found differences in the hippocampus in people who have schizophrenia. Diagnosing the beginning stage of mental disorders remains elusive, although th
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