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Follow-up on Psychiatric Disorders in Young People After Release From Detention
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Linda A. Teplin, Ph.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1375 JAMA Psychiatry Juvenile…
JAMAPSY_OF:11192014
Telemedicine Collaborative Care for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in U.S. Veterans
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author John C. Fortney, Ph.D., call Deborah Bach at 206-543-2580 or email bach2@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1575 JAMA Psychiatry Military veterans…
JAMAPSY_OF:11122014
Predicting U.S. Soldier Suicides Following Psychiatric Hospitalization
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D., call David Cameron at 617-432-0441 or email david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1754. JAMA Psychiatry A…
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Exposure Therapy Appears Helpful in Treating Patients with Prolonged Grief
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Richard A. Bryant, Ph.D., email r.bryant@unsw.edu.au. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1600. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Cognitive behavioral therapy…
JAMAPSY_OF:10152014
Fewer Depressive Symptoms Associated with More Frequent Activity in Adults at Most Ages
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Christine Power, Ph.D, email Christine.power@ucl.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1240. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: On average, more frequent physical activity…
JAMAPSY_OF:10082014
Study Looks at Cardiometabolic Risk, Schizophrenia and Antipsychotic Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Christoph U. Correll, M.D., call Michelle Pinto at 516-465-2649 or email mpinto@nshs.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1314. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom…
JAMAPSY_OF:10012014
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Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Associated with Dendritic Spine Loss in Brain
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Glenn T. Konopaske, M.D., call Jenna Brown at 617-855-2110 or email jbrown66@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1582. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom…
JAMAPSY_OF:09242014
Clinical Trial Examined Treatment for Complicated Grief in Older Individuals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author M. Katherine Shear, M.D., call Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara at 212-851-2327 or email mlc2144@columbia.edu or call Dacia Morris at 646-774-8724 or email Morrisd@nyspi.columbia.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be…
JAMAPSY_OF:09172014
PTSD Symptoms Associated with Increased Food Addiction
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Susan Mason call Matt DePoint at 612-625-4110 or email mdepoint@umn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1208. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Symptoms…
JAMAPSY_OF:09102014
Association Between Sunshine and Suicide Examined in Study
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Nestor D. Kapusta, M.D., Ph.D., email nestor.kapusta@meduniwien.ac.at. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1198. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Lower rates of suicide…
JAMAPSY:09032014
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Diagnosis Linked to Higher Rates of Schizophrenia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sandra M. Meier, Ph.D., email smeier@ncrr.au.dk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1011. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: A diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder…
JAMAPSY_OF:08272014
APOE, Diagnostic Accuracy of CSF Biomarkers for Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ronald Lautner, M.D., email ronald.lautner@neuro.gu.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1060. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) levels of β-amyloid…
Therapy Plus Antidepressants Help Patients with Severe, Nonchronic Depression
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., call David Salisbury 615-322-6397 or email david.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu. To contact editorial author Michael E. Thase, M.D., call Lee-Ann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The…
JAMAPSY_OF:08202014
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Poor Sleep Quality Associated with Increased Suicide Risk in Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Rebecca A. Bernert, Ph.D., call Margarita J. Gallardo at 650-723-7897 or email mjgallardo@stanford.edu. An author podcast will be available on the JAMA Psychiatry website when the embargo lifts: http://bit.ly/1boZNiZ. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…
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JAMAPSY_OF:07302014
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Greater Odds of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Those with Military Service
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author John R. Blosnich, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Mark Ray at 412-822-3578 or email Mark.ray2@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.724. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom…
JAMAPSY_OF:07162014
Persistent Symptoms Following Concussion May Be Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Emmanuel Lagarde, Ph.D., email Emmanuel.lagarde@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.666. Bottom Line: The long-lasting symptoms that many patients contend with…
JAMAPSY_OF:07092014
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Trial Examines Treatment for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author W. Curt LaFrance Jr., M.D., M.P.H., call Ellen M. Slingsby at 401-444-6421 or email eslingsby@lifespan.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.817. JAMA…
JAMAPSY_OF:06252014
Alcohol Use Increases Over Generation in Study of Moms, Daughters in Australia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kim S. Betts, M.P.H., email kim.betts@uqconnect.edu.au. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Drinking alcohol has increased over a generation in a study of mothers and daughters in Australia. Authors: Rosa Alati, Ph.D., M.Appl.Sc., of the University of Queensland, Australia, and…
JAMAPSY_OF:06182014
Parents of Children with Autism Curtail Reproduction After Signs of Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Neil Risch, Ph.D., call Juliana Bunim at 415-502-6397 or email Juliana.Bunim@ucsf.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to curtail attempts to have more children after the first signs of the disorder…
JAMAPSY_OF:06112014
PTSD, Major Depressive Episode Appears to Increase Risk of Preterm Birth
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Kimberly Ann Yonkers, M.D., call William Hathaway at 203-432-1322 or email william.hathaway@yale.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Diagnoses of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a major depressive episode appear to be associated with a sizable increase in risk for…
JAMAPSY_OF:06042014
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Depression With Atypical Features Associated With Obesity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Aurélie M. Lasserre, M.D., email aurelie.lasserre@chuv.ch. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Major depressive disorder (MDD) with atypical features (including mood reactivity where people can feel better when positive things happen in life, increased appetite or weight gain) appears to be…
Weight Gain Following Antidepressant Use Examined
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Roy H. Perlis, M.D., M.Sc., call Michael Morrison at 617-724-6425 or email mdmorrison@partners.org. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Modest differences exist between antidepressants with regard to weight gain among patients. Authors: Sarah R. Blumenthal, B.S., Massachusetts General Hospital,…
JAMAPSY_OF:05282014
Demographics of Heroin Users Change in Past 50 Years
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D., call Jim Dryden at 314-286-0110 or email jdryden@wustl.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Heroin users nowadays are predominantly white men and women in their late 20s living outside large urban areas who were first introduced to…
JAMAPSY_OF:05212014
Imaging Examines Risky Decision Making on Brains of Methamphetamine Users
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Edythe D. London, Ph.D., call Mark Wheeler at 310-794-2265 or email MWheeler@mednet.ucla.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Bottom Line: Methamphetamine users showed less sensitivity to risk and reward in one region of the brain and greater sensitivity in other brain regions compared…
JAMAPSY_OF:05142014
Reduction in Volume in Hippocampus Region of Brain Seen in Psychotic Disorders
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Matcheri S. Keshavan, M.D., call Kelly Lawman at 617-667-7305 or email klawman@bidmc.harvard.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Bottom Line: Reduction in brain volume in the hippocampus (a region related to memory) was seen in patients with the psychotic disorders schizophrenia (SZ),…
Study Examines Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke on Inhibition Control
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Nathalie E. Holz, M.A., email Nathalie.holz@zi-mannheim.de. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Bottom Line: Individuals prenatally exposed to tobacco smoke exhibited weaker response in some regions of the brain while processing a task that measures inhibition control (the ability to control inappropriate…
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Atypical Brain Connectivity Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Inna Fishman, Ph.D., call Natalia Elko 619-594-2585 or email natalia.elko@mail.sdsu.edu. Please see the JAMA Psychiatry web site http://bit.ly/1boZNiZ when the embargo lifts for a podcast with one of the authors. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Bottom Line: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in…
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JAMAPSY_OF:03262014
Smartphone App Helps Support Recovery After Treatment for Alcoholism
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact David H. Gustafson, Ph.D., call Renee Meiller at 608-262-2481 or email meiller@engr.wisc.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Bottom Line: A smartphone application appears to help patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) reduce risky drinking days compared to patients who received usual care…
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3 Studies, Editorial Examine Mental Health Issues in Army
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Advisory: To contact Michael Schoenbaum, Ph.D., call Jim McElroy at 301-443-4536 or email NIMHPress@nih.gov. To contact author Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D., call, call David Cameron at 617.432.0442 or email david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu . To contact Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D., or call Peter Reuell at 617-495-1585 or email preuell@harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Matthew J….
JAMAPSY_OF:02262014
Older Fathers Associated with Risk for Psychiatric, School Issues in Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Brian M. D’Onofrio, Ph.D., call Tracy James at 812-855-0084 or email traljame@iu.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Children born to older fathers appear to be at higher risk for a variety of psychiatric problems and academic difficulties compared…
JAMAPSY_OF:02192014
Insurance Expansions Not Linked to Bump in Inpatient Behavioral Health Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ellen Meara, Ph.D., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email Annmarie.Christensen@dartmouth.edu. Reforms that increased insurance coverage in Massachusetts did not increase hospital-based care for young people diagnosed with behavioral health disorders, according to a study by Ellen Meara, Ph.D., of…
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Remission of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders More Likely With Response to Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Golda Ginsburg, Ph.D., call Ekaterina Pesheva at 410-502-9433 or email epeshev1@jhmi.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Youths who responded to treatment during the acute phase of a pediatric anxiety disorder in a clinical trial were more likely than those…
JAMAPSY_OF:01222014
Estimates of Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence May Be Lower Under Revised Diagnostic Criteria
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Matthew J. Maenner, Ph.D., call the CDC Newsroom 404-639-3286 or email media@cdc.gov. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Estimates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence may drop under recently revised diagnostic criteria in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…
JAMAPSY_OF:01152014
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked with Increased Risk for Premature Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Seena Fazel, M.D., email seena.fazel@psych.ox.ac.uk. Please visit our For the Media website (http://media.jamanetwork.com/) for a related editorial. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a higher risk of premature death, particularly from suicides, injuries…
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JAMAPSY_OF:12252013
Study Examines Locations of Substance Abuse Facilities that Accept Medicaid
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Janet R. Cummings, Ph.D., call Melva Robertson at 404-727-5692 or email melva.robertson@emory.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Approximately 60 percent of U.S. counties have at least one outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) facility that accepts Medicaid, although the number…
Thicker Brain Sections Appear Associated with Belief of Importance of Religion
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., call Rachel Yarmolinsky at 646-774-5353 or email yarmoli@nyspi.columbia.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights The importance of religion or spirituality to a person appears to be associated with the thickness of certain brain regions, according to…