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Physical exercise tied to a reduction in suicide attempts
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
The analysis was limited because the included studies were “few, underpowered, and heterogeneous.”
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Phototherapy a safe, effective, inexpensive new option for dementia?
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
“This suggests that phototherapy may be one of the most promising nonpharmacological interventions for improving core symptoms of dementia.”
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New insight into the growing problem of gaming disorder
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, first-person/third-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, and multiplayer online battle...
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Heart rate, cardiac phase influence perception of time
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
People’s perception of time is subjective and based not only on their emotional state but also on heartbeat and heart rate (HR), two new studies...
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What’s driving the "world’s fastest-growing brain disease"?
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
The chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is associated with as much as a 500% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggests a new review data...
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Modified ECT lowers dental, skeletal fracture risk
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Clinicians who provide ECT “need to be aware of rare adverse effects, as well as the common ones,” said Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade.
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New insight into preventing antipsychotic-induced weight gain
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Study found significant dose-response associations for weight and metabolic variables, with a unique signature for each antipsychotic.
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Distinct suicidal thought patterns flag those at highest risk
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
New research indicates that ideation and cognition “may act as independent risk factors for suicidal behavior.”
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Encephalitis linked to psychosis, suicidal thoughts
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
“The clinical care of persons with encephalitis is challenging because these patients suffer from acute and severe mental health disturbances,”...
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NP-PA turf fights: Where the relationship can improve
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a...
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Ketamine plus psychotherapy ‘highly effective’ for PTSD
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
A new study “demonstrates the potential feasibility of this treatment model and corroborates previous work.”
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Not always implemented or enforced: Harassment policies at work
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
How effective have official policies proved in deterring harassment in medical workplaces?
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Immunodeficiencies tied to psychiatric disorders in offspring
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
A new study’s results add to the existing literature suggesting that the intrauterine immune environment may have implications for fetal...
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No benefit of long-acting antipsychotics in schizophrenia?
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Study results showed no significant difference between the combined oral and combined LAI treatment groups in time to all-cause discontinuation....
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Differences in brain structure linked to social disadvantage
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
The research shows broad socioeconomic disadvantages that lead to poverty and emotional trauma – may affect brain structures and growth and...