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• Higher BMI increases risk of future hypertension
• Higher BMI increases risk of future hypertension
• Risk factors for suicide in nonsyndromal BD patients identified
• Structural brain abnormalities in people at high risk for schizophrenia
• BD patients show abnormal neural activation viewing facial emotions
• Factors predicting functional outcome in FEP patients identified
• Factors predicting functional outcome in FEP patients identified
• Salt stroke hazards confirmed in multiethnic study
• Predictors of short- and long-term outcome in schizophrenia identified
• Plasmalogen levels reduced in schizophrenia patients
• Short psychoeducational program may benefit BD patients
• Metabolic syndrome prevalent in Indian schizophrenia patients

Higher BMI increases risk of future hypertension Posted: 22 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT In a recent cohort study, a higher baseline body mass index was connected to a future incident risk of hypertension.

Higher BMI increases risk of future hypertension Posted: 22 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT In a recent cohort study, a higher baseline body mass index was connected to a future incident risk of hypertension.

Risk factors for suicide in nonsyndromal BD patients identified Posted: 19 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Feelings of hopelessness, combination treatment, and female gender are significantly associated with an increased risk for suicide attempts in nonsyndromal patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Structural brain abnormalities in people at high risk for schizophrenia Posted: 19 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Individuals at high genetic risk for schizophrenia exhibit structural abnormalities in brain regions associated with language processing, research shows.

BD patients show abnormal neural activation viewing facial emotions Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that unmedicated patients with bipolar disorder exhibit both state- and trait-related abnormalities in neural activation patterns when viewing facial expressions of negative emotions.

Factors predicting functional outcome in FEP patients identified Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Differential factors predict functional outcomes in patients with first-episode psychosis according to whether they go on to develop schizophrenia or nonschizophrenia syndromes, researchers report.

Factors predicting functional outcome in FEP patients identified Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Differential factors predict functional outcomes in patients with first-episode psychosis according to whether they go on to develop schizophrenia or nonschizophrenia syndromes, researchers report.

Salt stroke hazards confirmed in multiethnic study Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Salt consumption is strongly linked to stroke risk in the multiethnic Northern Manhattan Study.

Predictors of short- and long-term outcome in schizophrenia identified Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Finnish researchers have identified a number of clinical and sociodemographic factors at the time of illness onset that are associated with short- and long-term outcomes in patients with schizophrenia.

Plasmalogen levels reduced in schizophrenia patients Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia exhibit reduced plasmalogen levels compared with mentally healthy individuals, research shows.

Short psychoeducational program may benefit BD patients Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT A short, mobile phone-based psychoeducational program may improve knowledge of mood management strategies in patients with bipolar disorder, study results suggest.

Metabolic syndrome prevalent in Indian schizophrenia patients Posted: 16 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Indian study suggest that nearly half of patients with schizophrenia meet criteria for the metabolic syndrome, with increased waist circumference being the most common component.

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