http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:51:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36540/mom-accused-wash-killer-desperately-mentally-ill.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAuthorities in Washington are still piecing together what triggered Isaac Zamora’s murderous rampage yesterday, the AP reports, in which the 28-year-old described by his mother as "desperately mentally ill" killed 6 people, including a sheriff's deputy. Zamora recently completed 6 months in jail for drug possession; the deputy killed, Anne Jackson, had helped the family before, Dennise Zamora said.http://www.newser.com/story/36540/mom-accused-wash-killer-desperately-mentally-ill.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 03 Sep 2008 14:25:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36387/bipolar-risk-rises-with-fathers-age.html?refid=rss_all_defaultChildren born to fathers older than 30 have an 11% higher chance of developing bipolar disorder than kids with younger dads, and the risk increases with the father’s age, new research reveals. The rate climbs to 37% of offspring of fathers aged 55, Reuters reports, compared to the overall incidence of the disorder of 1% to 3% in all adults.http://www.newser.com/story/36387/bipolar-risk-rises-with-fathers-age.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 02 Sep 2008 9:21:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35821/bhutto-widower-plagued-by-mental-illness.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe leading candidate to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan has a long history of mental illness and was suffering from severe psychiatric problems as recently as 2007, reports the Financial Times . Asif Ali Zardari, who took over the Pakistan People's Party after the assassination of his wife Benazir Bhutto, has been diagnosed with dementia, major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, court documents say.http://www.newser.com/story/35821/bhutto-widower-plagued-by-mental-illness.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 6:30:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30256/alzheimers-drug-shows-some-promise.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA drug currently in experimental trials seems to be effective in battling Alzheimer's disease, the pharmaceutical companies developing it tell the Wall Street Journal . Bapineuzumab—developed by Elan and Wyeth—seems to be helpful in improving cognitive ability in those stricken by the disease, though much more so in patients who don't have a gene that increases risk of the brain disease.http://www.newser.com/story/30256/alzheimers-drug-shows-some-promise.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 17 Jun 2008 16:44:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28608/dunst-depression-drove-me-to-rehab.html?refid=rss_all_defaultContrary to reports of broken-hearted hard-partying, Kirsten Dunst went to rehab for a far simpler problem—a good old fashioned case of the blues, Marc Malkin writes for E! Online. "I didn’t go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse, I went there for depression," the Spider-Man star says.http://www.newser.com/story/28608/dunst-depression-drove-me-to-rehab.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 28 May 2008 8:57:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25187/niu-shooter-saw-himself-as-sensitive-victim.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSteven Kazmierczak didn’t leave a note before his deadly February shooting spree at Northern Illinois University, nor clues to his motivations on his computer or cell phone. But in essays for graduate-school applications, the Chicago Tribune reports, the future killer writes extensively about his life and his mental problems—including a stint in a group home.http://www.newser.com/story/25187/niu-shooter-saw-himself-as-sensitive-victim.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 21 Apr 2008 11:21:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24585/walker-reveals-pain-of-multiple-personalities.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFormer football star Herschel Walker has written a book revealing his struggles with dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. Walker says the disease was so serious it ruined his marriage and led him to endanger his own life, CNN reports. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner blames the disorder on childhood trauma from being overweight and stuttering.http://www.newser.com/story/24585/walker-reveals-pain-of-multiple-personalities.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 15 Apr 2008 15:55:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24528/politicians-theyre-all-crazy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt’s no wonder George W. Bush and Tony Blair messed up in Iraq: They were crazy. At least that’s ex-British politician David Owen’s belief. In his new book, In Sickness and in Power , the ex-doctor explores the health of leaders throughout time. Bush and Blair were afflicted with “Hubris Syndrome,” a medical condition Owen invented to describe the power-mad.http://www.newser.com/story/24528/politicians-theyre-all-crazy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 15 Apr 2008 11:44:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24507/dont-expect-a-20th-nervous-breakdown.html?refid=rss_all_default“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 years,” one expert tells MSNBC.http://www.newser.com/story/24507/dont-expect-a-20th-nervous-breakdown.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 15 Apr 2008 3:55:37 CDT