Read more psychiatric disorders stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18516/psychiatric-disorders.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:52:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59548/shrinks-single-out-next-ptsd-bitterness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome psychiatrists believe embitterment is so common and so destructive that it should be classed as a mental illness, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sufferers are described as people who have worked hard at something like a job or relationship, only to be transformed into angry, pessimistic, brooding individuals consumed...http://www.newser.com/story/59548/shrinks-single-out-next-ptsd-bitterness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58475/at-least-10-of-autistic-kids-recover-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least one in 10 children burdened by autism eventually recover, but no one knows why, according to a new study. Psychology professor Deborah Fein presented the results at a conference in Chicago this week, saying parents ought to know, even though recovery is "not a realistic expectation for the...http://www.newser.com/story/58475/at-least-10-of-autistic-kids-recover-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 19:05:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46978/disabled-bite-back-over-animal-guides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiniature horses trek through supermarkets and monkeys queue up at restaurant buffets these days—all to guide the blind, the disabled, and the anxiety-ridden, Rebecca Skloot writes in the New York Times Magazine . But the increasing prevalence of wild and farm service animals among the civilized is reigniting the debate...http://www.newser.com/story/46978/disabled-bite-back-over-animal-guides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Jan 2009 14:09:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40483/electric-therapy-can-relieve-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople with major depression that doesn't respond to medication may get relief from a therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the cortex, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a clinical trial, transcranial magnetic stimulation worked in about a quarter of patients—about twice the success rate of patients on...http://www.newser.com/story/40483/electric-therapy-can-relieve-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 12:11:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34346/emails-reveal-anthrax-scientists-delusions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDozens of emails released by the FBI reveal that scientist Bruce Ivins was losing his grip on reality long before the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, the New York Times reports. The Army scientist and anthrax suspect, who committed suicide last month, wrote to a colleague in 2000 that he was...http://www.newser.com/story/34346/emails-reveal-anthrax-scientists-delusions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 2:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33968/shopaholics-trying-to-buy-self-esteem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShopaholics crave the self-esteem boost they get from interaction with retail staff far more than the actual goods they buy, new research shows. Psychiatrists believe the findings will lead to a new course of therapy, rather than the usual treatment of prescribing antidepressants, Deutsche Welle reports. The disorder affects up...http://www.newser.com/story/33968/shopaholics-trying-to-buy-self-esteem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 Aug 2008 11:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26685/adopted-kids-more-likely-to-have-social-problems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdopted children are twice as likely as biological offspring to develop mental-health disorders in adolescence, but rates are low overall, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. International adoptees in a group of more than 1,200 Minnesota residents had lower overall rates of the conditions than American-born children, but they were...http://www.newser.com/story/26685/adopted-kids-more-likely-to-have-social-problems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 May 2008 16:24:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26395/surgery-for-depression-yup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA type of brain surgery previously used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may be effective in countering the debilitating effects of deep depression, CNN reports. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation, a process in which electrodes are inserted into problem areas in the brain and hooked up...http://www.newser.com/story/26395/surgery-for-depression-yup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 May 2008 8:35:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24507/dont-expect-a-20th-nervous-breakdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Nervous breakdown” has long been a catchall for psychological conditions as varied as depression and schizophrenia. But as psychiatric patients emerge from stigmatized isolation—and as the DSM fattens—scientists are chucking the antiquated term in favor of a more descriptive and accurate taxonomy. “I haven’t heard that term in...http://www.newser.com/story/24507/dont-expect-a-20th-nervous-breakdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Apr 2008 10:11:00 CDT