Mental Health News Round-Up

  1. Blog Post » Treatment Development: The Past 50 Years Monday, 6 February 2012, 2:16 pm
  2. Screenings help show who’s at risk for dementia Monday, 6 February 2012, 2:11 pm
    Detecting early warning signs of dementia can be difficult, but there are several types of cognitive screenings — quick, simple tests of memory and thinking skills — that can help a doctor decide. […]
  3. Noise, Noise, Noise! Monday, 6 February 2012, 1:00 am
    How to turn down the volume in an increasingly loud world—and why you should.
  4. Brand: Me Saturday, 4 February 2012, 2:00 pm
    Are you a Mac or a PC? And just what does that say about you?
  5. For mentally ill, care in jail often out of reach Friday, 3 February 2012, 5:43 pm
    A man who was declared suicidal by a New Mexico jail and alleges he was then left to rot in solitary confinement for nearly two years is just one of many former inmates who say they were denied essent. […]
  6. Science News » Gene Regulator in Brain’s Executive Hub Tracked Across Lifespan – NIH study Friday, 3 February 2012, 2:34 pm
  7. Video » Dr. Joel Kleinman Explains When and Where Genes Turn on in the Brain Friday, 3 February 2012, 1:41 pm
  8. Blog Post » Neuroscience Advances Showcased in Washington Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  9. Blog Post » Recognizing Those Who Have Served Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  10. Science News » Suspect Gene Variants Boost PTSD Risk after Mass Shooting Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  11. Science News » Neurons Grown from Skin Cells May Hold Clues to Autism Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  12. Science News » NDAR Federation Creates Largest Source of Autism Research Data to Date Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  13. Science News » Training Peers Improves Social Outcomes for Some Kids with ASD Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  14. Blog Post » NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances of 2011 Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  15. Science News » NIH-funded Study Shows Pre-birth Brain Growth Problems Linked to Autism Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  16. Blog Post » Antidepressants: A complicated picture Friday, 3 February 2012, 8:48 am
  17. Is It a Disorder? Friday, 3 February 2012, 1:00 am
    Drawing the line between quirkiness and illness.
  18. Workplace Woes Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:00 am
    Boredom, bully bosses, and difficult co-workers can make any job a source of constant stress.
  19. Forbidden Thoughts Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:00 am
    We all have dark impulses. We’d rather not. Yet attempts to suppress them can backfire.
  20. Words from brain waves let scientists read minds Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 4:01 pm
    Scientists have found a way to decipher actual words from a person’s brain waves, a feat that sounds very much like mind-reading, a new study shows.