May 2010 - Mental Health Update - The Network of Care

Britain - the land that sleep forgot

Britain's sleep deprivation crisis is getting worse with serious effects for the economy and the workplace. Researchers surveyed the sleep patterns of 6,000 adults on behalf of the hotel chain Travelodge. They found that 28% of workers said they had...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 4:00 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Sleep Disorders

The happy bird catches the earworm

Most people have had the experience, at one time or another, of getting a piece of music stuck in their head. 'Ear worms,' as they are known, are a relatively under-researched phenomenon but Andrea McNally-Gagnon from the University of Montreal...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 2:51 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Earworms

Top Gear or top trouble?

Macho men are a liability behind the wheel. Julie Langlois, a doctoral student at the University of Montreal, studied 22 men as they attempted to overtake another vehicle; the men were told that other people had caught up with it in seven minutes. Before...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 2:30 AM by Mental Health Update

Alcohol in the UK: prescriptions rise but dependency falls

The number of prescriptions for medication to deal with alcohol abuse in the U.K. has risen over the last few years but the number of people with symptoms of alcohol dependency has fallen. A total of 150,445 prescriptions for Acamprosate Calcium and Disulfiram...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 3:28 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Alcohol Problems

SHANK2 gene linked to learning disabilities and autism

Variations in a gene called SHANK2 could be linked to both learning disabilities and autism. Researchers from Heidelberg University Hospital studied 396 people with autism and 184 with learning disabilities. They found more variations in the gene in people...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 2:50 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Autism, Genetics, Learning Disabilities

Young adults' attitudes to mental illness

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. has been surveying people's attitude to mental illness as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Overall the survey found that less than half (40%) of Americans believe someone...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 2:31 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Stigma

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Warning Signs - Guest post by Alexis Montgomery

For centuries, women (and some men) have primped, powdered, plucked, and generally fussed over their appearance, sometimes to the point of obsession. But only recently has a syndrome known as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) come to light (although cases...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 2:04 AM by Mental Health Update

Parents of autistic children no likelier to split up

Parents of children with autism are no more likely to split up than other parents. A figure of 80% of parents of children with autism splitting up has become common currency in the autism 'community' over the last few years but no one really knows...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 3:50 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Autism, Parenting

Cautious thumbs up for Tai Chi

Tai Chi is a low-impact mind-body exercise that has been practised for centuries in the East and is currently gaining popularity in the West. It is believed to improve mood and enhance overall psychological wellbeing but convincing evidence has so far...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 2:47 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Tai Chi

Occasional tipple might cut Alzheimer's risk

A Spanish study by researchers from the University of Valencia has found that a moderate consumption of alcohol could lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The study compared 176 people with Alzheimer's and 246 healthy people. The...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 2:23 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Alzheimer's Disease

PTSD raises diabetes risk

Post-traumatic stress disorder could raise the risk of developing diabetes. Edward J. Boyko of the Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System studied 44,754 service people enrolled in the Department of Defense's long-term Millennium...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 2:01 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: PTSD, Diabetes

All the lonely people ...

British society is becoming increasingly lonely according to a new report - The Lonely Society? - published by the Mental Health Foundation. The report found that 1 in 10 Britons often feel isolated and half think that people are getting lonelier in general...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 1:42 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Loneliness

CALM programme helps tackle anxiety symptoms

Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle have been looking into more flexible ways to help people suffering from anxiety. Their study looked into the effectiveness of an intervention called CALM - Coordinated Anxiety...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 4:36 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Anxiety

Smoking cessation and schizophrenia

Death rates for people with schizophrenia are three times those of the rest of the population. The increased risk is largely due to the fact that people with schizophrenia are two to three times more likely to smoke. However, there has not been that much...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 4:08 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Schizophrenia, Smoking Cessation

Art therapy, anxiety and asthma

Children with asthma can often also suffer from anxiety; something that tends to make their condition worse. Anya Beebe, an art therapist at the National Jewish Health in Denver led a study into whether art therapy could help children with asthma feel...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 3:47 AM by Mental Health Update

Filed under: Asthma, Anxiety, Art Therapy

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