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Health News and Information - News Medical - Psychiatry - Jul 5, 2018 Edition

Health News and Information - News Medical

	July 5, 2018
	Psychiatry
	The latest psychiatry news from News Medical

Health Anxiety Disorder Management

Health anxiety disorder, also called illness anxiety disorder or hypochondriasis, is a condition wherein patients worry excessively about their health. These patients may have many other diagnostic categories such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAS), and depression.

			Researchers discover shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders A new study conducted by Spanish researchers has shown that psychiatric disorders, but not non-psychiatric neurological disorders have a shared genetic basis.

			Voluntary and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy for depression provide similar outcomes People who have involuntary electroconvulsive therapy for depression have similar outcomes to those who have voluntary treatment, according to a ground-breaking new study conducted by researchers from Trinity College Dublin's Department of Psychiatry.

	Fitness may be vital to depression patient’s good health Exercise may be just as crucial to a depression patient's good health as finding an effective antidepressant. A new study of nearly 18,000 participants found that those with high fitness at middle age were significantly less likely to die from heart disease in later life, even if they were diagnosed with depression.

	Mental Health Disorders and Children Children may develop mental illnesses just as adults do, but the symptoms may be difficult to pick up. This results in unnecessary treatment delays in many cases.

	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Children Children typically undergo extreme stress at some point in their lives, but recover well without undue delay. In some cases, however, children fail to recover, and develop symptoms of stress that persist long-term, preventing them from functioning normally or establishing good relationships.

	Schizophrenia patients account for over 1 in 10 suicide deaths, study shows A new CAMH and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences study shows that people with schizophrenia account for more than 1 in 10 cases of suicide in Ontario and that young people are disproportionately affected.

	Supporting Children with Mental Health Disorders Once a child has been diagnosed with mental illness, a lot of support is needed to help the child cope and recover as well as possible, and enjoy the best quality of life. On one hand, a diagnosis can help alleviate much of the anger, helplessness and frustration felt by the whole family when confronted by symptoms of mental illness without knowing why.