11
Dec
‘Crazy cat ladies’ to get a new clinical definition
Hoarding disorder, made famous by reality TV and women with too many cats, will be reclassified to make treatment more accessible.
11
Dec
‘Crazy cat ladies’ to get a new clinical definition
Hoarding disorder, made famous by reality TV and women with too many cats, will be reclassified to make treatment more accessible.
07
Dec
Can watching TV and tweeting make you sad?
Students that used multiple media devices were almost twice as likely to report depressive symptoms as those who used a second screen the least.
20
Nov
Artsy teens more likely to feel depressed
Jocks who participate exclusively in sports are the least likely high-schoolers to report depressive symptoms.
17
Oct
Creativity linked to mental illness
Certain mental illness, particularly bipolar disorder, are more common among artists and scientists.
30
May
Do ‘bath salts’ drive people crazy?
The unregulated ‘bath salts’ from overseas can cause the brain’s danger instinct to kick into overdrive, making the user see everything as a threat.
10
Feb
Shyness is considered an illness in new health book
Millions of healthy people may be wrongly labeled mentally ill by a new international diagnostic manual.
24
Jan
Magic mushrooms make information flow more freely in brain
The regions quieted down by psychedelic mushrooms are overactive in depression, offering an alternative method to lift moods.
25
Nov
Researchers go inside the brains of psychopaths
The researchers found reduced connections between a part of the brain associated with empathy and decision-making in diagnosed psychopaths.
26
Oct
Neuroscientists find marijuana can make you feel schizophrenic
Smoking marijuana puts the areas of the brain associated with memory and decision-making out of synchronization.
24
Oct
Explaining Moammar Gadhafi’s strange behavior
While most dictators are malignant narcissism, Gadhafi’s behavior hinted at a borderline personality disorder, says one expert.
