Bipolar symptoms may begin in teen years
The number of teenagers who have experienced mania -- a hallmark of bipolar disorder -- is close to the number of adults...
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Johnson & Johnson hit with $1.1 billion penalty
An Arkansas state judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a $1.1 billion penalty for using allegedly fraudulent tactics...
Scientists teach computers to assess psych risk
Computer programs can be taught to select between brain scans of healthy young people and scans showing adolescents who are...
Abortion doesn't up risk of mental illness relapse
In women with a history of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, getting an abortion does not increase...
FDA staff worried about lung risk with Alexza drug
Alexza Pharmaceutical's experimental drug for calming down patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can cause severe...
CORRECTION: Could acute postpartum blues signal bipolar disorder?
Women treated for severe psychiatric conditions including major depression shortly after giving birth were more likely to...
Could acute postpartum blues signal bipolar disorder?
Women treated for severe psychiatric conditions including major depression shortly after giving birth were more likely to...
Antipsychotic drugs tied to diabetes risk in kids
The antipsychotic drugs that are increasingly being used to treat bipolar disorder, autism and other mental disorders in...
Foster kids get more antipsychotics: study
Kids in foster care are more likely to have long-term prescriptions for more than one type of antipsychotic medication than...
Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study
Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how serious or long term a psychotic patient's illness may become and...
Europe's brain disorder bill hits 800 billion euros
The annual cost of brain disorders in Europe has soared to 798 billion euros ($1 trillion) and the region is facing a political,...
Laughter good medicine for dementia patients: study
Laughter may be good medicine for elderly dementia patients -- and best of all, it doesn't have side effects. Australian...
Antipsychotics get mixed review for unapproved use
Newer antipsychotics are often prescribed for conditions they aren't approved to treat -- with questionable benefit, according...
Advisers urge FDA to address antipsychotics in kids
U.S. pediatric health advisers on Thursday urged drug regulators to continue studying weight gain and other side-effects...
FDA warns of allergy risk with Merck antipsychotic
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that serious allergic reactions have been reported with the use...
Reckitt recalls painkiller after other drugs found
British consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser is recalling all its over-the-counter painkiller Nurofen Plus in the UK...
UK warns on painkiller, anti-psychotic drug mix-up
British regulators issued a safety alert on Thursday after discovering packs of the over-the-counter painkiller Nurofen Plus...
Baby research challenged in new report
Tests of medical treatments in babies vary markedly in quality, at least as judged by the reports that make it into scientific...
J&J, Lilly drugs found among best for manic episodes
Antipsychotics are far more effective than mood stabilizers in tackling acute manic episodes, researchers found, and Eli...
More U.S. kids in hospital for mental illness
American kids are increasingly likely to be admitted to the hospital for mental problems, although rates of non-psychiatric...
Doctors call embedding a severe type of self-harm
In a new study this week, doctors describe a form of self-injury among teenagers called self-embedding, which involves inserting...
Bipolar disorder vastly undertreated: study
Bipolar disorder, a brain disorder that strikes early and can cause lifelong disability, is chronically undertreated in many...
Short time on antipsychotics may up heart disease
Antipsychotic medications, which have raised red flags in the past, may increase the risk of heart disease in as little as...
Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: studies
Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life -- a finding they...
Newer antipsychotics overused, U.S. study suggests
Although first approved to treat schizophrenia, new antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for a host...
Mental health courts cut re-arrest rates, jail time
Mentally ill individuals who go through a specialized court system instead of the criminal justice system are less likely...
Study details little-known form of self-harm in teens
A new study of children undergoing radiology treatment at one U.S. hospital points to what seems to be a little-recognized...
Mental illness alone not linked to violence
Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people...
Body clock mouse study suggests new drug potential
Scientists have used experimental drugs being developed by Pfizer to reset and restart the body clock of mice in a lab and...
Scientists suggest fresh look at psychedelic drugs
Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering...
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