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Use of Acetaminophen During Pregnancy and the Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

By MedWorks|2016-03-29T15:42:37-07:00March 29th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

ABSTRACT Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may result in compromised neurodevelopment through inflammatory and immunologic mechanisms, through predisposition to oxidative stress, and through endocrine, endogenous cannabinoid, and other mechanisms. Several small and large prospective studies have found an association between gestational acetaminophen exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like behaviors, use of ADHD [...]

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Risky, Addictive Behavior the Study of New Stanford Research

By MedWorks|2016-03-24T16:58:48-07:00March 24th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

A prominent Stanford neuroscientist and psychiatrist, and his colleagues gives some clues about what makes some people risk-averse and others risk-taking. Answers could have implications for how to treat, curb or prevent destructively risky behavior, like pathological gambling or drug addiction.. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, reports [...]

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Marijuana-Based Drug Found to Reduce Epileptic Seizures

By MedWorks|2016-03-15T01:21:47-07:00March 15th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

The New York Times will report tomorrow that an experimental drug derived from marijuana has succeeded in reducing epileptic seizures in its first major clinical trial, the product’s developer announced on Monday, a finding that could lend credence to the medical marijuana movement. The developer, GW Pharmaceuticals, Epidiolex, achieved the [...]

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Open Access Research Sheds Light On Pharmacologic Treatment for Two Disorders

By MedWorks|2016-03-05T18:09:08-08:00March 5th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

Antipsychotic Management of Schizoaffective Disorder: A Review Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer, and Amandeep Kaur The Cost Effectiveness of Limsdexamafetamtine Dimesylate for the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder in the USA Tama ́sA ́gh

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PUBMED CENTRAL: VISUALIZING A HISTORICAL TREASURE TROVE

By MedWorks|2016-02-23T17:22:16-08:00February 23rd, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

By Tyler Nix, Kathryn Funk, Jeffrey S. Reznick, and Erin Zellers A wealth of medical history awaits your exploration in the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) free and full-text digital archive of journals PubMed Central (PMC)! Known to most of its users as a free, full-text archive of recent biomedical [...]

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Mindfulness Meditation Shows Scientific Proof in Improving Overall Health

By MedWorks|2016-02-21T16:17:32-08:00February 21st, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry brings scientific thoroughness to mindfulness meditation and for the first time shows that, unlike a placebo, it can change the brains of ordinary people and potentially improve their health. The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced [...]

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Success, Suicide, and Silicon Valley

By MedWorks|2016-02-20T19:59:19-08:00February 20th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

Last week, CNN published a piece about the tech industry's secret struggle with suicide and mental illness, relaying several stories of silent sufferers whose endings were tragic. And, unfortunately, suffering seems only barely in the minority: One study found that nearly half of all Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and execs had [...]

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Exercise, Meditation a Double Threat for Major Depression

By MedWorks|2016-02-18T23:56:36-08:00February 18th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

A combination of aerobic exercise and focused-attention meditation performed twice weekly significantly improves symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) after just 8 weeks, new research shows. "[We found that] combining these two important behaviors into people's lives might be particularly beneficial," lead author Brandon Alderman, PhD, assistant professor in the [...]

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The US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder

By MedWorks|2016-02-17T00:55:49-08:00February 17th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

The US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH; Jenny Radesky, MD In this issue of JAMA, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) presents final recommendations for screening children aged 18 to 30 months for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).1 Autism spectrum disorder can be responsible [...]

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Sleep Apnea Takes Toll on Brain

By MedWorks|2016-02-14T20:18:05-08:00February 14th, 2016|We Know Psychiatry|

A new study shows that people with sleep apnea show significant changes in the levels of two important brain chemicals. This could be the reason so many people with sleep apnea — a disorder in which a person’s breathing is frequently interrupted during sleep, as many as 30 times an hour [...]

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