Psychiatry

A shameful case of ignorance was displayed at a North Carolina Hospital when a psychiatric patient died in a wheelchair because nurses refused to attend to him

A new study, published in the American journal Neurology, revealed that there is a close link between physical frailty and weakness in older age and early onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is seventh leading cause of death in the U.S.

Following a new military study, the already known facts of a higher probability and occurrence of alcohol misuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in reserve soldiers and veterans, as compared to those on active duty has been confirmed.

If you think that exercise can help you ease out anxiety and depressiondefine, then ponder over this thought again. A recent study conducted in the Netherlands among twins, one of whom exercised, and the other who didn’t proves that exercise might not really help in relieving stress and depression.

Anorexia, an eating disorder characterized by unrealistic fear of weight gain, self-starvation, and conspicuous distortion of body image, has so far been associated with teenage girls, but a new survey conducted in Britain suggests that Anorexia is no longer a problem for only adolescent women even young men are falling prey to the decreased sensation of appetite.

A study has clearly suggested that women having variable levels of the thyrotropin, a hormone which impinges on the thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels, could be more susceptive to developing Alzheimer's disease.

Moving one step further, the U.S. researchers have found statins’ favorable effect on dementia. A new U.S. study suggests that statins can play a crucial role in minimizing the risk of memory loss and dementia in patients.

If the aggressive behaviour of your teenage child is irking you, then watch out for his/her intake of energy drinks. According to a latest study, energy drinks are actually promoting substance abuse and risk-taking behaviour amongst college-goers.

A latest Canadian study suggests that people with severe depressiondefine can be treated effectively with deep brain stimulation (DBS), in which electrical impulses are delivered through electrodes implanted in the section of the brain, called the subcallosal cingulate gyrus (SCG).