Migraine, Chronic Back Pain Tied to Suicide Risk
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Authors say it defines disorders more concisely; critics say it will lead to over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatments
As the American Psychiatric Association unveils the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry this weekend, the uproar over its many changes continues.
"This is unprecedented, the amount of commentary and debate and criticism," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). "It's been an interesting phenomenon, but the evidence is what it is. You have to evaluate it and then make your own determination of how compelling it is, and what would be best clinical practice."
Read MoreDaily Gene Rhythms May Be Off in Depressed People
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A drug currently being used to treat leukemia has been found to help halt the production of toxic proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of dementia.
Researchers from Georgetown University successfully used small doses of the drug nilotinib, used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), to eliminate abnormal protein build-up in the brains of mice.
Read MoreAcupuncture Makes Moms Less Anxious, Resulting in Less Anxiety in Children
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A treatment for depression that uses magnetic pulses to activate key areas of the brain is being offered in Britain for the first time.
The London Psychiatry Centre has adapted a technology known as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, which focuses magnetic beams into the brain, to treat depression.
These pulses increase the activity of neurons in the brain and change a patient's mood.
Around one in ten people suffer from depression in the UK. About ten per cent of those people fail to respond to treatments such as anti-depressants.
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The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans rose 28% in a 
decade, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found.
Among adults 35-64, white people and American Indians saw the sharpest increases from 1999 to 2010.
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Green Spaces Boosts Wellbeing of Urban Dwellers - Study
Parks, gardens and green space in urban areas can improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people living there, says a University of Exeter study.
Using data from 5,000 UK households over 17 years, researchers found that living in a greener area had a significant positive effect.
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Popping Paracetamol could also Help Treat EMOTIONAL Pain
Paracetamol could be used to help treat emotional pain and anxiety, according to a new Canadian study.
It found that the common painkiller could help alleviate the symptoms of existential dread - the anxiety that arises from uncertainty surrounding the meaning of life and death.
The researchers knew from previous research that both physical and social pain - such as bumping your head or falling out with friends - can be alleviated with paracetamol.
Read MoreCompared with former college athletes, those still in school had doubled odds, possibly due to stress, researchers say
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