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• Mercury exposure hypertension concerns ‘unfounded’
• Mercury exposure hypertension concerns ‘unfounded’
• Streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis recurrence linked to vitamin D deficiency
• Utility of DMDD diagnosis in child psychiatric patients questioned
• Mirror-gazing illusion more intense in schizophrenia
• Frontal-amygdala connectivity alterations in BDI patients
• Pay more than lip service to sun-screen advice for antihypertensive users
• Four predictors for relapse in FEP patients identified
• A third of depression patients convert to bipolar disorder
• Prenatal antipsychotic exposure linked to reduced neuromotor performance
• Early maladaptive schemas play role in bipolar disorder functionality
• Borderline personality disorder ‘not linked to psychosis transition’

Mercury exposure hypertension concerns ‘unfounded’ Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Mercury exposure is not associated with an increased risk for hypertension, US research shows.

Mercury exposure hypertension concerns ‘unfounded’ Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Mercury exposure is not associated with an increased risk for hypertension, US research shows.

Streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis recurrence linked to vitamin D deficiency Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT There is a significant association between recurrent group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis and vitamin D deficiency, say Israeli researchers who call for research into whether supplementation could prevent the condition.

Utility of DMDD diagnosis in child psychiatric patients questioned Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT In children admitted to a psychiatric unit with serious behavioral problems, use of the new diagnosis concept of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder may go some way to reducing diagnoses of bipolar disorder, research shows.

Mirror-gazing illusion more intense in schizophrenia Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia report more intense perceptual illusions during the mirror-gazing task than do mentally healthy people, report researchers who also found that the patients were more likely to believe their illusions were real.

Frontal-amygdala connectivity alterations in BDI patients Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest there is dysfunction in the neural networks responsible for emotion regulation among patients with bipolar I disorder, even during periods of euthymia.

Pay more than lip service to sun-screen advice for antihypertensive users Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Users of common antihypertensive drugs, such as hydrochlorothiazide and nifedipine, may be at increased risk for developing lip cancer.

Four predictors for relapse in FEP patients identified Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Medication non-adherence, persistent substance use disorder, carers' critical comments, and poorer premorbid adjustment are significant predictors for relapse in patients treated for a first episode of psychosis, a review and meta-analysis of published studies shows.

A third of depression patients convert to bipolar disorder Posted: 07 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Around a third of patients initially diagnosed with major depressive disorder have their diagnosis changed to bipolar disorder, Polish researchers report.

Prenatal antipsychotic exposure linked to reduced neuromotor performance Posted: 07 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Infants with prenatal exposure to antipsychotics show significant reductions in neuromotor performance compared with other children, US researchers report.

Early maladaptive schemas play role in bipolar disorder functionality Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Danish study suggest that seven early maladaptive schemas play a significant role in functional impairment among patients with bipolar disorder.

Borderline personality disorder ‘not linked to psychosis transition’ Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT The presence of borderline personality disorder is not associated with an increased risk for transition to full-blown psychosis in ultra-high risk patients, research shows.

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