Sentences with phrase «use disorders reports»

An analysis of more than 120 studies that examined the effectiveness of medications to treat alcohol use disorders reports that acamprosate and oral naltrexone show the strongest evidence for decreasing alcohol consumption, according to a study in the May 14 issue of JAMA.

Most adults who develop a substance use disorder report having started drug use in adolescence or young adulthood, so it is important...

Not exact matches

Using data from more than 75,600 people who said they'd been clinically diagnosed with depression and from more than 231,700 people who reported no history of depression, Perlis and his team were able to identify 15 areas on our DNA that appear to be linked with Major Depressive Disorder.

It may be that if we had been there we might have found a «scientific» explanation of what the early Christians regarded as miraculous; and it is legitimate enough to use such knowledge as we now have, for instance, about the treatment of psychosomatic disorders, as a help toward the explanation of some of the cures reported in the gospels.

The first Surgeon General's Report on the prevention, treatment, and recovery of substance misuse and substance use disorders.

Although most studies of parental depression have focused on mothers, the impact of depression in fathers has received increasing attention.2, 3 Using data from the 2002 National Comorbidity Replication Survey, the Institute of Medicine report also estimated that 4.3 % of men with a child under 18 years old had a major depressive disorder within the previous 12 months.1 In addition, a recent meta - analysis4 suggested that the prevalence of paternal depression within the first year of a child's life was 10.4 %.

Then a team of Chinese researchers used that base editor to correct a mutation in human embryos that causes the blood disorder beta - thalassemia, reported September 23 in Protein & Cell (SN: 11/25/17, p. 7).

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports a link between reduced functional activation and reduced cortical thickness in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder.

Using a new kind of MRI measurement, neuroscientists reported higher levels of oxidative stress in patients with schizophrenia, when compared both to healthy individuals and those with bipolar disorder.

The report, requested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says it is possible to stem the still - escalating prevalence of opioid use disorder and other opioid - related harms without foreclosing access to opioids for patients suffering from pain whose providers have prescribed these drugs responsibly.

The committee that conducted the study and wrote the report recommended actions the FDA, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and health - related organizations should take — which include promoting more judicious prescribing of opioids, expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder, preventing more overdose deaths, weighing societal impacts in opioid - related regulatory decisions, and investing in research to better understand the nature of pain and develop non-addictive alternatives.

The face - to - face study also reported that marijuana - use disorders had doubled from 2002 to 2013, rising from 1.5 percent to 2.9 percent of those who reported using the drug.

In a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, a research team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine took a different approach, using canine models of vision - robbing disorders.

Reporting the results of a second study from the same group, Dr Suzanne Drury, a translational research and development scientist from Great Ormond Street Hospital, will describe the team's experience in the use of NIPD (non-invasive prenatal diagnosis) to diagnose the disorder congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).

Surveillance of marijuana - related reports of cardiovascular disorders should continue and more research needs to look at how marijuana use might trigger cardiovascular events, she said.

Linda Geddes reports that the long - term use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in people with depression and panic disorder...

More than 65 percent of pregnant women in the United States report using it, but recent evidence suggests possible links between maternal acetaminophen use and pediatric development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

After Liu's initial report, a group in China used DNA base editing to correct a disease - causing mutation in human embryos cloned from a patient with a genetic blood disorder.

Two studies investigating the use of cannabis for spasticity and three case report on use for neuropathic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder or Tourette syndrome all lacked controls or blinding, conferring a high risk of biased findings.

Heavy social drinkers who report greater stimulation and reward from alcohol are more likely to develop alcohol use disorder over time, report researchers from the University of Chicago, May 15 in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

He reported in May 2013 using the Dolly technique, known more formally as somatic cell nuclear transfer, to derive stem cells from cloned human embryos, including from a baby with an inherited disorder.

Wilens explains, «Someone may report on a survey that they misused stimulants on «a handful of occasions» and have never been diagnosed with a substance - use disorder.

Fischer, in 2000, reported demonstrating the clinical efficacy of gene therapy for the first time, using blood stem cells to treat a fatal genetic disorder called X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency.

The other reports success in using the cells to begin correcting a rare genetic disorder known as Fanconi anemia.

In the 13 December issue of Cell Stem Cell, researchers report using stem cells from patients afflicted with a form of muscular dystrophy to correct the disorder in mice.

Today in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report that using exome sequencing, they successfully identified the mutations underlying the conditions of 25 % of 250 patients, most children with neurological disorders.

Chowdhury and his colleagues found that for all six infants, who suffered from a variety of often exceedingly rare genetic disorders, sequencing their whole genomes led to a reduction in the length of stay in the NICU by 124 days compared to control cases and reports from the scientific literature, in which standard array or panel - based genetic testing may be used.

Yesterday the BBC News and Guardian Newspaper reported that a team led by surgeon Professor Robert Maclaren at the Oxford Eye Hospital had succeeded in using gene therapy to halt the decline in vision in six patients with the progressive eye disorder choroideremia.

Approximately 21 million Americans have some form of substance use disorder, according to a 2016 report by the U.S. surgeon general.

Use of video games and subsequent behavioural issues is the subject of paper published in the journal PLOS One, and the authors report a weak association between «shoot - em - up» games and conduct disorder and no association between those games and depression.

A study conducted on a group of volunteers has shown that those who received carnitine reported fewer sleep disorders, increased focus, and less mental fatigue than those who haven't used this product.

And last year, researchers at the MIND Institute reported that pregnant women who lived near fields where chemical pesticides were used had a roughly two - thirds higher risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder, and an even higher risk of having one with other developmental delays.

After years of speculation and rare case reports, a study suggests that stimulant medication — mostly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-- may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.

This report is often used by critics to attribute neurological disorders to colloidal silver consumption.

In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, Shilajit has been reported to exhibit adaptogenic and potent anabolic properties — it's been used for centuries to treat many disorders, including muscle and tendon injuries.

Cold Thermogenesis is reported to increase the amount of calories the body burns at rest, and potentially reverse metabolic disorders with continued use.

According to the statistics17 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 50 and 70 million Americans suffer from sleep deprivation, and nearly nine million Americans take prescription sleeping pills in pursuit of good night's rest; one in six adults with a diagnosed sleep disorder and one in eight adults with trouble sleeping report using sleeping pills.

Unfortunately to date there are only two clinical case reports using the ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder.

An analysis of self - reported data from 682 adults with bipolar disorder who were taking the proprietary nutrient formula reported significant and sustained clinical improvements over a 6 - month period.41 Serious safety concerns have been reported when the nutrient formula is taken with conventional medications, including toxic levels of certain mood stabilizers.38 Pregnant women and women who are breast - feeding should avoid use of this formula because of its potentially toxic high vitamin A content.

Kamper et al. (5) reported excellent test - retest reliability and reliable assessments of perceived and actual changes in people with musculoskeletal disorders using this tool.

Case reports of mania induction with St John's wort have resulted in limited use of this herbal for the treatment of both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.45, 46 Interactions between St John's wort and conventional drugs are mediated by the induction of cytochrome P - 450 3A4, which results in increased metabolism and decreased absorption of widely used drugs, including digoxin, anticoagulants, antiretrovirals, oral contraceptives, statins, and cyclosporine.47

It was approved in the 1950's and its use was unquestioned up until the late 1980s» when several owners reported liver problems, immune system disorders and cancer in their dogs.

Several Nursing Homes Practice «Chemical Restraint,» Which Could Be Overuse of Antipsychotics, A Form of Nursing Home Abuse Although federal law prohibits «chemical restraint» — using medications to strongly sedate patients with mental disorders or dementia who may engage in disruptive behaviors — recent reports show that several skilled nursing facilities in the United States overuse dangerous... [Read more...]

Although federal law prohibits «chemical restraint» — using medications to strongly sedate patients with mental disorders or dementia who may engage in disruptive behaviors — recent reports show that several skilled nursing facilities in the United States overuse dangerous antipsychotic medications on their elderly residents, which is a form of nursing home abuse.

Through diagnostic testing, interviewing, collateral contacts, and drug screening, we provide a succinct report that details the individual's history of substance abuse, symptoms of alcohol / drug use disorder (AUD — DSM - V), concomitant mental and physical health issues, family / parenting issues, legal issues, and a summary / recommendation for intervention / treatment.

Interestingly, there is empirical evidence that informant reports of personality have significantly greater internal consistency than self - reports, particularly in the assessment of personality disorder traits, so the use of significant - other assessment in the present study could be a strength rather than a complete liability (e.g., Balsis, Cooper, & Oltmanns, 2015).

Mothers were eligible to participate if they did not require the use of an interpreter, and reported one or more of the following risk factors for poor maternal or child outcomes in their responses to routine standardised psychosocial and domestic violence screening conducted by midwives for every mother booking in to the local hospital for confinement: maternal age under 19 years; current probable distress (assessed as an Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) 17 score of 10 or more)(as a lower cut - off score was used than the antenatal validated cut - off score for depression, the term «distress» is used rather than «depression»; use of this cut - off to indicate those distressed approximated the subgroups labelled in other trials as «psychologically vulnerable» or as having «low psychological resources» 14); lack of emotional and practical support; late antenatal care (after 20 weeks gestation); major stressors in the past 12 months; current substance misuse; current or history of mental health problem or disorder; history of abuse in mother's own childhood; and history of domestic violence.

Mental health was assessed using the teacher, parent and self - report versions of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), including an impact section, used to measure symptom dimensions and probability of psychiatric disorders.

Third, we used a self - report instrument to assess psychological distress instead of a standardized clinical interview; therefore, the prevalence estimated in the current study can not be assumed to represent a diagnosis of psychiatric disorder.

Comorbid mental health symptoms were common: 28 % of youth reported significant externalizing symptoms or conduct problems (eg, disobedient, stealing, aggression), 60 22 % screened positive for posttraumatic stress disorder, 61 25 % endorsed 1 or more indicators of problematic substance use, 62 27 % reported suicidal ideation, 60 and 13 % reported suicide attempts or deliberate self - harm (defined as some suicidal ideation plus some suicide attempt or deliberate self - harm during the previous 6 months on the Youth Self Report).60 About 22 % reported specialty mental health care and psychotherapy / counseling in the past 6 months, and 16 % reported medication treatment in the past 6 months.