Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents: The Risks And Benefits
( ECNP 4-Sep-08 )
Many of the psychiatric disorders observed in adults have their onset in childhood or adolescence. The presence of a major mental illness is certainly no less serious in children than in adults - in fact, childhood onset of several psychiatric disorders predicts a worse illness course.
Electrifying Mind Matter Part Of New UQ Research
( UQ 17-Jul-08 )
For suffers of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease daily trembling and shaking can be unbearable however, new UQ research could assist in helping patients regain control.
TSA Celebrates The House Passage Of LONG-AWAITEDMental Health Parity Legislation
( TSA 14-Mar-08 )
The national Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. (TSA), is hailing last night's vote in the United States House of Representatives approving The Mental Health Parity Act by a vote of 268-148. Also known as The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (H.R. 1424), the Mental Health Parity Act would provide mental health coverage as part of health insurance packages equal to the coverage in the plans for physical illnesses.
Autistic Behaviors In Offspring Linked To Prenatal Exposure To Maternal Antibodies
( UCDHS 17-Feb-08 )
New research from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute shows that an interaction between fetal brain cells and maternal antibodies could be linked with the repetitive behavior - also called stereotypies - that is characteristic of autism.
Controlling The Aging Process
( BPL 19-Dec-07 )
At a time when doctors reach for drugs as a first line of treatment for psychological disorders ranging from attention hyperactivity/deficit disorder (ADHD) to bipolar disorder, a review of the reported research indicates that behavioral programs and procedures can effectively reduce the symptoms of tic disorders.
New Treatment Holds Promise For Tourette Syndrome
( UHC 21-Nov-07 )
Research out of the Neurological Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center finds that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) helps patients who suffer from Tourette Syndrome (TS).
Brain activity, including memory-processing, changes in Tourette's syndrome
( Washington University School of Medicine 26-Feb-07 )
Neuroscience researchers have found brain activity in Tourette's patients is abnormal during memory tasks.
Major Victory For Children With Tourette Syndrome
( Tourette Syndrome Association 26-Feb-07 )
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is now listed as a disability under the category of Other Health Impaired.
New Findings On Tourette's Syndrome
( University of Nottingham 26-Feb-07 )
Researchers have found evidence that people with Tourette's syndrome actually have more control over some brain processes than people unaffected by the condition.