Mental disorders: it would be possible to measure empathy in a resting brain
While it is very difficult to measure empathy in patients suffering from autism or schizophrenia, researchers have discovered that it ...
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Psychoses: the structure of the brain could play a role in their formation
Variations in the structure of the brain could promote the onset of psychoses. Millions of people suffer from psychoses around ...
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Mental disorders: what if their development began during pregnancy?
Mental disorders could begin as early as pregnancy. Researchers have identified certain risk factors that affect the development of the ...
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Mental Health and Heart Problems: The Unintended Consequences of Gum Disease
According to a recent English study, patients who have suffered from gum disease have a greater risk of developing mental ...
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Mental disorders: this often begins in adolescence
The majority of mental disorders occur during adolescence and follow patients throughout their lives. THE ESSENTIAL The first alterations in ...
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The Britney Spears case, or the delicate question of the guardianship of the mentally ill
Placed under the guardianship of his father for 13 years, the 39-year-old artist believes that this measure is abusive, and ...
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Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana: exposure during pregnancy linked to psychiatric disorders in children
Exposure during pregnancy to undesirable factors, such as alcohol, tobacco or marijuana, would promote the development of psychiatric disorders in ...
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Schizophrenia: discovery of a genetic mutation strongly involved
A complex and inherited mental disorder, schizophrenia is linked to a mutation in the PCDHA3 gene that disrupts brain function, ...
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A happy childhood does not necessarily protect against mental illness
While a difficult childhood may increase the risk of developing mental disorders in adulthood, the reverse is not necessarily true, ...
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Depression, anxiety: nothing better than a teenager to help another
Teenagers find it easier to talk about mental issues such as anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts with someone their own ...
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Psychiatric disorders: SMS can be used as therapy
In a clinical trial conducted in the United States, researchers found that this technique helped patients feel better. Will texting ...
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Depression, an aggravating factor in cardiovascular disease?
Can depressive symptoms lead to cardiac dysfunction and lead to cardiovascular disease? So says a Canadian study, which found that ...
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Covid-19: drugs against mental disorders would protect against coronavirus
According to a study conducted by French researchers, taking psychotropic drugs commonly used against mental disorders would have a preventive ...
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Psychosis: antipsychotics are not always necessary in young people diagnosed early
Australian researchers believe that prescribing antipsychotic drugs is not always helpful in young people with psychosis receiving psychosocial intervention. THE ...
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Deconfinement: remote therapeutic education is possible
Due to the health crisis, more and more health establishments are offering remote therapeutic education to their patients. In Ile-de-France, ...
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Coronavirus: the three stages of damage to the nervous system by SARS-CoV-2
It had already been proven that the new coronavirus could attack the nervous system. Scientists have named this phenomenon NeuroCovid ...
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Pandemic and containment: “The psychiatric consequences are before us”
In a press release published on June 5, the FondaMental Foundation warns of the consequences of the pandemic and confinement ...
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Psychiatric disorders: how did the patients experience confinement?
During the confinement, people with mental disorders found themselves more isolated than ever and stopped consulting. A month later, psychiatrists ...
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Mental disorders: what about electroshock?
Electroconvulsive therapy has gradually made a comeback in psychiatric services in recent years. Update on this practice which, despite its ...
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Postpartum psychiatric disorders: many women affected have no more children after the first birth
Mothers who develop psychiatric disorders after the birth of their first child are a third less likely to have others ...
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Selfie obsession dangerous for teenage girls
While taking a selfie isn't a bad thing in itself, when it turns into an obsession, it can have serious ...
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Anxiety disorders: biological markers identified
Researchers have identified biological markers that could explain anxiety disorders. Commonalities have also been identified with risks of bipolar disorder ...
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Social anxiety: Robbie Williams confides in his mental disorders
On the occasion of his latest album, singer Robbie Williams confided in the press about his social phobia and his ...
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Schizophrenia: growing up with a dog would reduce the risks
Having a companion dog during the first twelve years of life would reduce the risk of one day developing schizophrenic ...
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Baclofen: it would cause mental confusion in patients with kidney failure
A muscle relaxant regularly prescribed as a treatment for alcoholism, baclofen is suspected of causing mental confusion in patients with ...
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Infections during pregnancy lead to psychiatric disorders in infants
Researchers have linked infections during pregnancy to impaired neuronal development in the brain.The need to ensure the physical and mental ...
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Mental disorders: cannabis does not relieve symptoms
While some experts recommend marijuana for anxiety relief in people with depression or other mental disorders, the effectiveness of cannabinoids ...
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Telemedicine: an application to support patients with mental disorders
Reminder of treatment, behavioral therapy or meditation exercises: a new application aims to better support patients suffering from mental disorders. ...
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Life expectancy is much reduced in people with mental disorders
Danish researchers have carried out the most comprehensive study on the life expectancy of people with mental disorders. According to ...
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Smartphone addiction, a harbinger of depression?
According to a new American study, addiction to smartphones directly predicts later depressive symptoms, especially in adolescents, a very vulnerable ...
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