Fred Hetzel

Depressed Elderly Adults Who Attempt Suicide Ignore Previous Experience, Pitt Study Finds

PITTSBURGH, March 15 – Being too focused on the present and not factoring past experience into decisions could contribute to suicide attempts in elderly depressed adults, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of...

Preschool Children of Bipolar Parents Have Eight-fold Increase in Risk for ADHD, Pitt Study Finds

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4 – Preschool children of parents with bipolar disorder have an eight-fold increase in the risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and significantly higher rates of multiple psychiatric disorders, compared with children of parents who don...

Caregivers of ICU Survivors are Collateral Damage of Critical Illness, say Pitt Researchers

Intensive care unit patients are not the only ones likely to be severely depressed in the aftermath of hospitalization. Family and friends who care for them often suffer emotional and social hardship, too, according to a prospective study from the...

Dementia in Older Women Linked to High Blood Pressure Years Earlier

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12 – High blood pressure may put women at greater risk for dementia later in life by increasing white matter abnormalities in the brain, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a...

OCD in kids

Approximately 1-2 percent of children and adolescents have OCD. The disorder is characterized by recurrent and persistent unwanted thoughts, images or impulses (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors or rituals that affected persons feel compelled to perform (compulsions). WPIC...

Study - sleep problems related to post-deployment stress disorder

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is conducting a research study to determine the efficacy of two therapies for sleep problems related to post-deployment stress disorder. The study will seek to determine if these therapies can reduce insomnia...

Seasonal Affective Disorder

If you notice periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SADs is a type of depression that is characterized by episodes that usually begin in late fall...

Comparison of Smoking Cessation Techniques

Five different smoking cessation techinques and a placebo were tested for efficacy.The techniques werenicotine lozengenicotine patchthe medication, bupropionnicotine patch with nicotine lozengebupropion with nicotine lozengeplacebo (inactive pill, lozenge or patch).All five active treatments were found to be more...

The world looks different if you're depressed

The world looks different if you’re depressed, concludes a new study.According to the research, depressed people find it easy to interpret large images or scenes, but when it comes to "spot the difference" in fine...

Cognitive Distortions

This column has mentioned cognitive-behavioral therapy in the past and the role of thinking in feeling and behaving.Here is a list of "cognitive distortions," the problematic thought patterns that often cause depression, anxiety and other emotional...

Depressed Elderly Adults Who Attempt Suicide Ignore Previous Experience, Pitt Study Finds

Preschool Children of Bipolar Parents Have Eight-fold Increase in Risk for ADHD, Pitt Study Finds

Caregivers of ICU Survivors are Collateral Damage of Critical Illness, say Pitt Researchers

Dementia in Older Women Linked to High Blood Pressure Years Earlier

OCD in kids

Study - sleep problems related to post-deployment stress disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Comparison of Smoking Cessation Techniques

The world looks different if you're depressed

Cognitive Distortions

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