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Intermittent Explosive Disorder Affects up to 16 Million Americans
June 5, 2006 • Press Release
A little-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger is more common than previously thought, a study funded by NIMH has found.
Fear Circuit Flares as Bipolar Youth Misread Faces
May 29, 2006 • Press Release
Youth with bipolar disorder misread facial expressions as hostile and show heightened neural reactions when they focus on emotional aspects of neutral faces, NIMH researchers have discovered.
Depression Rates Are Lower in Children Whose Mothers Are Successfully Treated
May 9, 2006 • Science Update
When women treated for depression become symptom-free, their children are less likely to be diagnosed with depression, according to a study published in the March 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Studies ID Molecular Accomplices of Suspect Schizophrenia Genes
May 2, 2006 • Science Update
NIMH-funded researchers have discovered how certain genes work at the molecular level to increase the risk of schizophrenia.
Properly Timed Light, Melatonin Lift Winter Depression by Syncing Rhythms
May 1, 2006 • Science Update
Most Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) symptoms stem from daily body rhythms that have gone out-of-sync with the sun, a NIMH-funded study has found.
Studies Offer New Information About Treatment Choices for Schizophrenia — Phase 2 Results
April 1, 2006 • Science Update
A national clinical trial comparing clozapine with other new-generation antipsychotic medications for the treatment of chronic schizophrenia has shown that people who switched to clozapine from their first medication because it failed to manage symptoms adequately were twice as likely to continue treatment as patients who switched to other antipsychotic medications.
ADHD Medication Use Held Steady in Recent Years
April 1, 2006 • Science Update
The results of a study conducted by researchers at the Agency of Healthcare Research Quality and the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health indicate that the prevalence of stimulant use among U.S. children for treating symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) remained relatively constant between 1997 and 2002.
Harvard Study Suggests Significant Prevalence of ADHD Symptoms Among Adults
April 1, 2006 • Science Update
A recent NIMH-funded survey tracking the prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms found that an estimated 4.4 percent of adults ages 18-44 in the United States experience symptoms and some disability.
Cortex Matures Faster in Youth with Highest IQ
March 29, 2006 • Press Release
Youth with superior IQ are distinguished by how fast the thinking part of their brains thickens and thins as they grow up, researchers at NIMH have discovered.
New Strategies Help Depressed Patients Become Symptom-Free
March 23, 2006 • Press Release
Results of the nation’s largest depression study show that one in three depressed patients who previously did not achieve remission using an antidepressant became symptom-free with the help of an additional medication and one in four achieved remission after switching to a different antidepressant.
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