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Exeter Uni researching new treatments for bipolar disorder

Exeter Uni researching new treatments for bipolar disorder

Experts from the University of Exeter, UK, are currently working on new treatments for bipolar disorder and researching the psychological processes that might contribute...
werther effect

The Werther effect – the handling of suicide in the media

Vivien Kogler and Alexander Noyon from Mannheim University of Applied Sciences investigate suicidality as an important social subject and the role of medial presentation...
Treating psychotic illness with antioxidants and amino acids

Treating psychotic illness with antioxidants and amino acids

A scientific paper has revealed that certain nutrients found in food may help reduce the symptoms of psychotic illness when used in the early...
Intense exercise could prevent side effects of mental illness medication

Intense exercise could prevent side effects of mental illness medication

A new study has revealed that a single session of exercise performed just before taking a dose of olanzapine for mental health illness could...
New link found between smoking and risk of psychoses

New link found between smoking and risk of psychoses

Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a higher risk of psychoses compared to non-smoking young people, a new study suggests. The...
Brain alterations and cognitive impairment linked to air pollution

Brain alterations and cognitive impairment linked to air pollution

A new study in the Netherlands has discovered a link between residential air pollution exposure among school-age children and brain abnormalities and cognitive impairment. The...
International Women's Day: tackling gender and mental health

International Women’s Day: tackling gender and mental health

This year’s International Women's Day (8 March) coincides with European Parliament discussions on a proposed directive on work-life balance for parents and carers, which...
People with major depressive disorder react stronger to negative memories

People with major depressive disorder react stronger to negative memories

People with major depressive disorder (MDD) feel a stronger negative emotion when remembering painful experiences than those without the disorder, a study finds. The study,...
Study identifies groups that are vulnerable to first-episode psychosis

Study identifies groups that are vulnerable to first-episode psychosis

A survey of almost 3,000 people in Brazil who have experienced first-episode psychosis has found that young men, ethnic minorities and people living in...
Mental health experts oppose gaming disorder classification

Mental health experts oppose gaming disorder classification

36 internationally renowned and respected mental health experts, leading social scientists and academics have banded together to oppose the World Health Organization’s (WHO) plans...
Is a DASH diet linked to reduced risk of depression?

Is a DASH diet linked to reduced risk of depression?

According to a new study from Rush University Medical Center, US, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or a DASH diet of vegetables, fruits and...
Can manageable levels of anxiety help your memory?

Can manageable levels of anxiety help your memory?

A study from the University of Waterloo, Canada, has found that manageable levels of anxiety can aid people in being able to recall the...
UK mental health trusts have less income than in 2011-12

UK mental health trusts have less income than in 2011-12

New figures analysed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists show that mental health trusts have less money to spend on patient care than they...
Antidepressants do work, says new study

Antidepressants do work, says new study

A new study has called an end to a long-lasting debate regarding antidepressants, revealing that they are indeed effective at reducing symptoms of acute...
Is low arginine bioavailability linked to depression?

Is low arginine bioavailability linked to depression?

Sufferers of major depressive disorder (MMD) have reduced arginine bioavailability, which is known to be an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease, according to...
Discovering autism in children using blood and urine tests

Discovering autism in children using blood and urine tests

Researchers at the University of Warwick, UK, have developed new tests to help indicate autism in children which monitors changes in the blood and...
Pfalzklinikum: Mental health in the Rhineland-Palatinate

Pfalzklinikum provides mental health and neurology services in the Rhineland-Palatinate

Pfalzklinikum is a provider of mental health and neurology services in the Rhineland-Palatinate in southwest Germany with over 2,000 employees in 14 locations. Its work...
Sibling bullying severely increases risk of psychotic disorders

Sibling bullying severely increases risk of psychotic disorders

New research from the University of Warwick, UK, has found that victims of sibling bullying in childhood are three times more likely to develop...
The EMHF is committed to improving men’s physical and mental health

Mental health and men: let’s talk about it

Dr Ian Banks, the president of the European Men’s Health Forum, reflects on mental health in men and the high rate of male self-harm...
Women suffer more with insomnia in late stage of pregnancy

Women suffer more with insomnia in late stage of pregnancy

A new study led by the University of Granada, Spain, has revealed that 64% of pregnant women suffer from insomnia in the third trimester...

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