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Motivational abnormalities, measured using reward-based reaction times, are present in first-episode psychosis and could be associated with dopamine dysfunction rather than underlying cognitive impairment or the effects of antipsychotic medication.
Families who have lost a teenager to suicide are critically in need of support, and qualitative research has highlighted the key role of family doctors in the organization of an early and effective support scheme.
Male gender, a lower education level, advanced age, and psychological distress are all predictors of negative attitudes towards depression, suggesting that programs to tackle the stigma of this condition should target these groups.
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008, 4:9
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) with farm animals is as efficacious in improving self efficacy and quality of life in long term psychiatric patients as classical AAT using cats and dogs.
Elevated serum cholesterol and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption may underlie Alzheimers pathogenesis, and in rabbits caffeine prevented impairment of BBB integrity induced by high cholesterol diet. This has implications for Alzheimers treatment and study.