Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Binge eating disorder is the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States. Infographic courtesy of Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association

March 14, 2018

Understanding the Link Between ADHD and Binge Eating Could Point to New Treatments

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A New Tool For Preventing Tragic Shootings

March 9, 2018

Jeffrey Swanson: A New Tool For Preventing Tragic Shootings

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Jeffrey Swanson on risk warrants.

March 8, 2018

Risk Warrants: A New Tool for Keeping Guns Out of Dangerous Hands

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Pediatrics mental health care

March 6, 2018

Nursing Program to Train Students in Pediatric Mental Health Care

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An illustrated mouse stands next to a network diagram

March 1, 2018

Networks of Brain Activity Predict Vulnerability to Depression

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February 27, 2018

Fewer Americans Think Smoking A Pack A Day Poses A Great Health Risk

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Top: Dendritic spines are less dense after rats were exposed to alcohol in patterns mimicking binge drinking. Bottom: After being treated with donepezil, density of dendritic spines appeared to return to healthy levels. Patrick Mulholland/ Charleston Alco

February 15, 2018

Alzheimer's Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges In Rodents

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A new study from Duke Health has found pregnant women experienced less secondhand smoke exposure since the 2009 passage of the ‘smoking ban’ in North Carolina, which outlawed smoking inside public places such as bars and restaurants.

January 16, 2018

Pregnant Women in NC Exposed to Less Secondhand Nicotine After ‘Smoking Ban’

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The 2006 paper on presidential mental health explored issues faced by Grant, Lincoln, Wilson, Johnson, Nixon and others.

January 10, 2018

An Old Paper on Presidential Mental Health Gets New Attention

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The tasks test a person’s ability to glean information from a faint object or in a split second -- akin to deciphering a pitcher’s grip the moment before he hurls an 80-mph curveball -- plus skills such as reaction time and hand-eye coordination

January 8, 2018

Vision, Sensory and Motor Testing Could Predict Best Batters in Baseball

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Medicaid Helps Heal The Mentally Ill

January 2, 2018

Dr. Margaret Maytan: Medicaid Helps Heal The Mentally Ill

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Artificial Intelligence, False Gods And Driverless Everything

December 19, 2017

Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy: Artificial Intelligence, False Gods And Driverless Everything

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A new study suggests a digital treatment in the form of a video game specifically designed to improve attention could hold potential as a future treatment for the condition.

December 7, 2017

Study Suggests Digital Treatment Through a Video Game Could Improve Attention in ADHD

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Policy Shouldn't Rely On Economic Theory, But On Data About Actual Human Behavior

December 6, 2017

Alison Adcock: Policy Shouldn't Rely On Economic Theory, But On Data About Actual Human Behavior

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Jessica Ruhle, center, guides a conversation on art at the Nasher Museum as part of the Reflections program. Photo by J Caldwell

October 24, 2017

Encountering Art Brings a Moment of Inspiration for Alzheimer's Patients

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A Quarter of Problematic Pot Users Have Anxiety Disorders

October 24, 2017

A Quarter of Problematic Pot Users Have Anxiety Disorders

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