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Latest PANS trials suggest cause may be treatable
NEW YORK – Dr. Barbara J. Coffey said the evidence base for treating the neuropsychiatric illness – and PANDAS – is expanding.
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NIMH launches interactive statistics section on its website
Agency said the new section may help people understand the impact of mental disorders.
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Psychiatric pharmacogenomics not ‘ready for prime time’
NEW YORK – Genetic information for drug selection will not be useful until testing is able to synthesize information from multiple genetic...
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Abrupt behavior changes in autism? ID medical triggers first
NEW YORK – Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele describes a young patient who become highly aggressive after experiencing a physical injury.
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APOE4: Elders with allele benefit from lifestyle changes
Interventions included nutrition and physical exercise information, cognitive training, and “regular health advice.”
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Children’s behavioral problems tied to mothers’ postpartum depression
Findings support early intervention and effective treatment of mothers with persistent and severe illness.
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Expert advice for the corporate titans taking on health care
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. want to disrupt health care.
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Health care gets little attention in State of the Union address
It’s anyone’s guess as to how Mr. Trump might lower drug costs.
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Reactive aggressive disorder in children with ADHD is looking for a name
NEW YORK – Early treatment can reverse impulsive aggression in preadolescents.
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Characterize duration when seeking etiology of tantrums in children
Duration and type of aggression are useful in the differential diagnosis of psychiatric disease.
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Whatever the substance, adolescents’ abuse shares common links
In teens who are daily cigarettes smokers, use of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco shares unique and common associations.