Seasonal Mood Swings Examined Using PET Scans Examining brain scans taken at various times of the year, scientists have discovered that serotonin transporter activities, which help regulate the neurotransmitter seratonin, vary according to the season. According to the article, released on September 1, 2008 in Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, this regular variance could potentially lead to explanations of seasonal affective disorder and it's mood swings.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHigh Incidence Of Mental Disorders Revealed In Young Offender Institutions Adolescent girls in young offender institutions are particularly vulnerable to depression, a large-scale study led by Oxford University has shown. The researchers have found incidences of mental
health problems in both boys and girls are many times greater in juvenile detention centres than in the general population. The high prevalence of mental disorders highlights the need for improved psychiatric care in juvenile justice and detention centres, say the researchers.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLow Birth-Weight Associated With Psychiatric Problems In Children There appears to be a higher risk for psychiatric disturbance in the childhood and young adult years in babies with low birth-weight, in comparison with those of normal birth-weight, according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This correlation appeared to be greater for children in urban communities than those in suburbia.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHurricane Katrina Increased Mental And Physical Health Problems In New Orleans By Up To Three Times Half the residents of New Orleans were suffering from poor mental and physical
health more than a year after their homes and community were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, according to research published in the September issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. Researchers from Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California, spoke to 222 local residents 15 months after they survived one of the worst natural disasters to hit the USA.
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