Not exact matches
Huntington's disease is a brain
disorder characterized by the emergence of decreased motor, cognitive, and
psychiatric abilities, most commonly
appearing in the mid-30s and 40s.
That notion
appears way off the mark, though, for people diagnosed with specific
psychiatric disorders.
The results, which
appear online August 3 in Nature Neuroscience, go beyond genetics to help explain why some individuals may be more vulnerable than others to stress and stress - related
psychiatric disorders.
Risk for suicide attempts and violent offending by children
appears to be associated with their parents»
psychiatric disorders, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.
Disturbed control of extracellular glutamate
appears to be an important factor, directly or indirectly, in all neurological
disorders as well as in drug abuse and major
psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia), as a consequence of the abundance of glutamate, the ubiquitous presence of glutamate receptors, and the interplay between glutamate, oxidation and energy metabolism (for review see: Danbolt, 2001: Prog.
In addition, girls with depressive
disorder associated with behavioral problems (including aggression)
appear to present poorer outcomes compared to boys, with a higher mortality rate [15], poorer health [15], more frequent comorbid
psychiatric disorders [16] and a higher suicide rate [4].