Sentences with phrase «on psychiatric conditions»

Decades of research have confirmed that the influence of genetics on psychiatric conditions is relatively minor, and that those earlier studies misjudged heritability estimates.

Turner and her colleagues hope that their work on oxytocin will guide future research on the psychiatric conditions of men and women.

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Though public records show that Nadya Suleman was on the payroll at Metropolitan State Hospital until last year, it appears that she did little work (if any) after September 1999 due to a workman's compensation injury (back injury and psychiatric condition) in which she's received up to $ 165,000 in compensation.

If we don't have this three - step approach in place (registry, psychiatric evaluation and banning them from ever owning an animal) then these individuals will just keep on hoarding, creating dangerous health conditions in these neighborhoods and leading to animal cruelty, abuse and neglect.»

Third, being on medication for a psychiatric condition does not imply dangerousness any more an being on medication for heart disease, epilepsy, or diabetes.

On such missions, they assess treatment practices and human rights conditions in psychiatric institutions and other social service programs.

Genentech is focusing on neurodegenerative conditions, with additional efforts in pain and psychiatric illness.

Known for her pioneering work on borderline personality disorder (BPD), a severe and intractable psychiatric condition, 68 - year - old Linehan announced that as an adolescent, she had been hospitalized for BPD.

Researchers, led by Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., director of the NIAAA Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, analyzed data from two waves of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), which is a series of large epidemiologic surveys that examine alcohol use and its co-occurrence with drug use and related psychiatric cConditions (NESARC), which is a series of large epidemiologic surveys that examine alcohol use and its co-occurrence with drug use and related psychiatric conditionsconditions.

The diagnoses were assigned based on meeting the criteria of DSM III R (Diagnostic Statistical Manuel which is the industry standard for categorizing and evaluating mental illnesses) for Axis I (major mental disorders, developmental disorders and learning disabilities) or Axis II (underlying pervasive or personality conditions, as well as mental retardation) psychiatric disorders.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]-- In recognition of his work to understand and improve treatments for psychiatric conditions including autism and severe intellectual disability, the White House on Monday, Jan. 9, named Dr. Eric Morrow as winner of a Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering.

CFS is a diagnosis of exclusion based on self - reported symptoms and requires careful medical and psychiatric evaluations to rule out conditions with similar clinical presentation.

As of June 2015, there were 116 clinical trials evaluating the possible anti-disease effect of curcumin in humans, including studies on cancer, gastrointestinal diseases, cognitive disorders, and psychiatric conditions.

There are more than 40 options listed on the sign - up page, ranging from behavioral and psychiatric conditions like autism or Tourette's, to physical conditions including IBS, MS, and quadriplegia.

It's very interesting to us that many patient populations (from psychiatric conditions like depression to other populations like traumatic brain injury and neurogeneration) show issues in similar domains dependent on this cognitive control, so we're exploring the potential of the technology in various populations to see where we have the most impact on patients.

I also think that Kim's father's moodiness and psychiatric condition contributed to her walking on eggshells.

Tony Oursler himself writes a collage - like text on sources of inspiration for his work on «the face» and thus provides an insight into his long - standing interest in psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and MPD (multiple personality disorder) and on the influence of television and the Internet on our view of the world and ourselves.

Although he made a full recovery physically, he was left with substantial scarring on his hand and a psychiatric condition.

The Supreme Court said that a reliance on arbitrary requirements for people with psychological injuries (in that case, the requirement for expert diagnosis of a recognized psychiatric condition) was steeped in «dubious perceptions of, and postures towards, psychiatry and mental illness in general: that mental illness is «subjective» or otherwise easily feigned or exaggerated».

In a 2010 trial on the matter, the prosecution sought a three - year jail term but the trial judge found Ellis» diagnosed psychiatric and medical condition to be a mitigating factor and handed him an 18 - month sentence.

Findings in this heavily litigated area are often predicated on erroneous clinical assumptions such as: that doctors accept uncritically and at face value what the client says about their history (HE (DRC — credibility and psychiatric reports) Democratic Republic of Congo [2004] UKIAT 00321); that only psychiatrists can diagnose conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (HH (Ethiopia) v SSHD [2007] EWCA Civ 306, [2007] All ER (D) 259 (Mar)-RRB-; and that doctors do not consider alternative explanations, including fabrication when, in fact, this is integrated into medical training and has always been a specified requirement of the IP (para 105 (f)-RRB-.

Depending on each patient's condition, the psychiatric aide will try to encourage them to participate in various activities with the purpose of making them socialize and be independent.

Participants One hundred one clinically referred women with recent suicidal and self - injurious behaviors meeting DSM - IV criteria, matched to condition on age, suicide attempt history, negative prognostic indication, and number of lifetime intentional self - injuries and psychiatric hospitalizations.

The award was bestowed in recognition of his work on understanding and improving treatments for psychiatric conditions including autism and severe intellectual disability.

We were able to adjust for somatic conditions in our study, but we did not have good data on psychiatric comorbidity.

Clinicians should also note that, although clearly handicapped by their phobia, these patients had low scores on standard symptom inventories and no other complicating psychiatric conditions.

The GHQ - 12 is sensitive to short - term psychiatric conditions and focuses on the inability to carry out normal functions (e.g. «not been able to concentrate on what you're doing») and psychological distress («feeling unhappy or depressed»).

This body of research maintains a focus on major life events such as a dementia diagnosis, psychiatric condition, or chronic illness.