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New findings by an international group including University of Otago researchers make a strong case for changing current practice. They report that a short question-and-answer session about a person’s relatives and their symptoms of depression, anxiety, or substance abuse is enough to predict not only whether the interviewee is at greater risk for developing each disorder, but also how severe that future illness is likely to be. [continue reading…]
Bipolar disorders appear to increase the risk of early death from a medical illness, according to a literature review study published as the lead article this week in the journal Psychiatric Services.The researchers comprehensively reviewed 17 studies involving more than 331,000 patients. Evidence suggested that people with bipolar disorder have a higher mortality from natural causes compared to people in the general population of similar age and gender but without mental illness. [continue reading…]
Brian Mohney, M.D., the Mayo Clinic pediatric ophthalmologist who led the study, describes the research findings and the observation that caused the study to be conducted:
Women with a history of serious mental illness are much more likely to have babies that are stillborn or die within the first month of life, new research reveals. [continue reading…]
