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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking pot may be linked to worsening schizophrenia, according to a new study.Researchers say the results also suggest that among those likely to develop the disease, those who use marijuana may get the disease earlier in life ...

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Massage therapy may help relieve symptoms of depression, a new review of the medical literature hints.</p><p>The authors of the review, however, acknowledge difficulties with research on the effects of massage, including the fact ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Your preschool child is throwing a fit: is it just a temper tantrum, or could it be an early sign of something more serious, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or oppositional defiant disorder? The answer may ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from depression and anxiety may want to take a look at their diet as possible contributors to these conditions, study findings hint.Dr. Felice N. Jacka, at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues report ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic stress can speed up memory decline in older people who already have some impairment in their mental function, a new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry shows.But being stressed doesn't appear to affect memory ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - " Out of control" binge eaters who get help from a therapist do better in the short-term than people who use self-help techniques, new research shows.But in the long-term, self-help and therapist-led or therapist-assisted approaches seem to have ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If your child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is having trouble controlling his aggressive behaviors, adding a drug commonly used to treat seizures and manic depression may help, according to a small new study.Doctors typically use ...

Children who lack a normal fear response are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up, a study published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested. Researchers assessed the "fear conditioning" of nearly 1,800 three-year-olds by measuring skin activity ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who don't show normal fear responses to loud, unpleasant sounds at the age of 3 may be more likely to commit crimes as adults, according to a new study.Yu Gao and colleagues in the United ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Longer-term treatment of depression for adolescents is associated with persistent benefits, even after treatment ends, according to results of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).TADS is a randomized, controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of three ...

Topic: The American Journal Of Psychiatry

In schizophrenia, MDs should target pot use: study

Massage may help lift depression

Kids of bipolar parents at risk for mental woes

Healthy diet may benefit women's mental health

Stress speeds mental decline in impaired elders

Self-help on par with therapy for binge-eaters

Seizure drug limits aggression in kids with ADHD

Fearless kids more likely to be adult criminals: study

Potential for criminal behavior evident at age 3

Treating depression in teens has lasting benefits

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