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Violent Video Games Alter Brain Activity
Major Finding: Brain activation decreased significantly in the video game group, compared to the nongame group, after 1 week of daily violent...
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Detecting and treating delirium—key interventions you may be missing
Early identification of risk factors for delirium and routine use of screening are often overlooked—with dire effects. Here’s what to look for and...
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Parathyroidectomy Improves Depression, Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Major Finding: The prevalence of major depression in a cohort of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism dropped from 43% prior to...
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Spine Pain + Fibromyalgia Flag Resistance to Standard Therapy
Major Finding: Patients with axial spine pain at a tertiary pain center who met criteria for fibromyalgia tended to rate opioids as less effective...
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Most Adolescent Self-Harm Stops in Adulthood
Major Finding: Of 1,652 participants who were observed as both adolescents and as young adults, 136 reported self-harm, with only 14 (10%)...
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Report: Thousands Intentionally Poisoned
Major Finding: Of the 4.6 million drug-related visits to the emergency department reported in 2009, 73% were made by patients aged 21 years and...
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Traditional Mental Health Care Models Can Limit Innovation
Major Finding: In a demonstration project for a novel, collaborative depression-treatment model, more than 60% of patients improved within 6...
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Harvard Researcher Puts Spotlight on Suicide
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Bullying Victims Suffer Long-Term Depression
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Prescription Pain Pill Overdoses Quadrupled In Last Decade
Major Finding: A total of 36,450 deaths were attributed to drug overdose in 2008, for a rate of 11.9/100,000 population.
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Sleep Apnea Worsens Psychiatric Symptoms
Major Finding: Of 85 psychiatric patients screened with the STOP-Bang questionnaire, 14 were ultimately diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea....