Category: Mental Health
Restless Leg Syndrome Latest Facts: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What is restless leg syndrome? Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a disorder of the nervous system that leads to painful sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable need for …
Anhedonia Latest Facts: Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Treatment
A person who develops anhedonia loses interest in activities which they used to appreciate before like riding bicycles, cooking, dancing, and hugging. The activities which once used to be …
Post-Traumatic Stress Causes an Imbalance in Brain Connectivity Study Shows
People suffering from post-traumatic stress have an imbalance in brain connectivity as various connections between brain areas are altered, resulting in symptoms ranging from insomnia to eating disorders. 5 …
Susceptibility to Depression Can Be Transmitted From Father to Offspring in Mouse Model
Chinese researchers from Nanjing University have shown that depression is heritable in mice. However, no genes have been identified. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, and …
Mediums Are More Likely to Experience Auditory Hallucinations Study Shows
According to British researchers, psychics/mediums tend to have more hallucinatory experiences than the general population. Some phenomena seem inexplicable from a scientific point of view especially those related to …
Risperidone a Drug That May Reduce Stuttering According to Study
Many people who were stutterers in their childhood were able to overcome their handicaps and became successful in life some even becoming great orators. In fact, the current resident …
University of Turku: Stress Experienced by Fathers in Their Childhood Can Affect Their Newborn Children
Recent research has already shown that the mother’s anxiety during pregnancy increases the baby’s stress level. However, a newer study suggests also that stress experienced by the father in …
NIH: Combination Treatment May Help People with Methamphetamine Addiction
A study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has revealed that a pair of drugs can be highly beneficial to people with severe methamphetamine addiction …
Anosognosia Latest Facts: Definition, Causes, Types and Treatments
Anosognosia is a disease that prevents, for example, a person with Alzheimer’s disease from recognizing his disease even though the symptoms are undeniable. To distinguish it from disease denial, …