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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Lex Wunderink, M.D., Ph.D., email lex.wunderink@ggzfriesland.nl.   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Dose Reduction/Discontinuation Strategy Associated with Higher Long-Term Recovery Rates for Remitted First-Episode Psychosis Patients   Dose reduction/discontinuation (DR) of antipsychotics during the early stages of remitted first-episode…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Lucina Q. Uddin, Ph.D., call Erin Digitale at 650-724-9175 or email digitale@stanford.edu. CHICAGO – A study that examined brain network connectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggests that childhood autism is characterized by hyperconnectivity of major large-scale brain…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Michael N. Smolka, M.D., email Michael.Smolka@tu-dresden.de.   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Whether adolescents with prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking differ from their nonexposed peers in the response part of their brain to the anticipation or the receipt of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Catherine M. Herba, Ph.D., email herba.catherine@uqam.ca CHICAGO – Regulated group-based child care appears to be associated with reduced risk for emotional problems among children of mothers with maternal depressive symptoms, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Psychiatry,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Michael E. Benros, M.D., email benros@ncrr.dk. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Autoimmune diseases and infections appear to be risk factors for subsequent mood disorder diagnosis, according to a study by Michael E. Benros, M.D., of Aarhus University, Denmark, and colleagues….

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Viewpoint   The Neuropsychiatric Translational Revolution: Still Very Early and Still Very Challenging   Lara Braff, Ph.D., and David L. Braff, M.D., University of California, San Diego, discuss the gap between basic and applied research in neuropsychiatry and suggest the public should…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Barnaby Nelson, Ph.D., email nelsonb@unimelb.edu.au.   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Ultra High-Risk Patients With Schizophrenia at Long-Term Risk for Psychotic Disorder   Ultra high-risk (UHR) patients with schizophrenia appear to be at long-term risk for psychotic disorder, with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kathryn L. Humphreys, M.A., Ed.M., call Stuart Wolpert at 310-206-0511 or email swolpert@support.ucla.edu.   Use of Stimulant Medication in Childhood Not Associated with Increased Risk of Substance Use Disorders in Adulthood, Study Suggests   CHICAGO – The treatment of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Mark A. Ilgen, Ph.D, call Derek Atkinson at 734-845-5043 or email Derek.Atkinson@va.gov. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Mark A. Ilgen, Ph.D, of the Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan and colleagues examined the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Craig J. Bryan, Psy.D., A.B.P.P., email craig.bryan@utah.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Craig J. Bryan, Psy.D., A.B.P.P., of the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, suggests that suicide risk is higher among military personnel…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Alan S. Brown, M.D., M.P.H., call Dacia Morris at 212-543-5421 or email MorrisD@nyspi.columbia.edu.   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Maternal Influenza May be Risk Factor for Bipolar Disorder In Adult Offspring   A study by Raveen Parboosing, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Rosa M. Crum, M.D., M.H.S., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Rosa M. Crum, M.D., M.H.S., of the Johns Hopkins Health Institutions, Baltimore, Md., and colleagues examined whether self-medicating mood symptoms is associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jean Decety, Ph.D., call William Harms at 773-702-8356 or email w-harms@uchicago.edu.   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Study Examines Brain Response to Empathy-Eliciting Scenarios Among Incarcerated Individuals With Psychopathy   In a study, Jean Decety, Ph.D., of the University…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues sought to examine how genetic risks influence the developmental progression of smoking behavior from initiation…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   A study by Emma M. Frans, M.Sc., of the Karolinska Institutet, and colleagues suggests that advanced grandparental age is associated with an increased risk of autism.   The authors conducted a study of individuals born in Sweden since 1932…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   A study by Andrea L. Roberts, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues suggests that maternal exposure to childhood abuse is associated with an increased risk for autism in their children. (Online First)   Researchers…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Study Screened For Post-Partum Depression, Examined Positive Findings   A study by Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S., and colleagues screened postpartum women for depression and examined positive screening findings to determine the timing of the episode’s onset, along with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Anger Due to Delusions Associated With Violence, Psychosis   Jeremy W. Coid, M.D., and colleagues from Queen Mary University of London, Forensic Psychiatry Research Unit, Barts, and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Examines Psychiatric Disorders Related to Foreign Migration Elizabeth Cantor-Graae, Ph.D., of Skåne University Hospital, Malmӧ, Sweden, and Carsten B. Pedersen, D.M.Sc., of the University of Århus, Denmark, examined psychiatric disorders associated with a foreign migration background among people living…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author William E. Copeland, Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. CHICAGO – Victims of bullying during childhood were at increased risk of anxiety disorders in adulthood, and those who were both victims and perpetrators were at increased…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Study Examines Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Israeli Soldiers A study by Ilan Wald, M.A., of Tel Aviv University, Israel, of infantry soldiers suggests that combat exposure interacts with threat-related attention, placing soldiers at risk for post-traumatic stress…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Study Compares Electrical Current Therapy vs. Drug for Major Depressive Disorder   In a clinical trial, Andre R. Brunoni, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and colleagues examined the safety and efficacy of electrical current therapy…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Study Examines Response to Scopolamine in Major Depressive Disorder   Maura L. Furey, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study together with repeated functional…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights   Personality-Targeted Prevention Program for Adolescent Alcohol Use and Misuse Patricia J. Conrod, Ph.D., with Universite de Montreal, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Ste Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and colleagues conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial to report 24-month outcomes of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A relative decline in cognitive performance in adolescence and young adulthood, particularly in verbal ability, is associated with increased risk for psychosis in adulthood, and a relative decline in verbal ability between ages 13 and 18 years is a stronger…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013   JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A survey of 6,483 adolescents ages 13 to 18 years and their parents estimates the lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation, plans and attempts are 12.1 percent, 4 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively (Online First). A study in Australia, which included…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Seethalakshmi Ramanathan call Susan Cole 315-464-6547 or email colesu@upstate.edu. CHICAGO – The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Børge Grønne Nordestgaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., email Boerge.Nordestgaard@regionh.dk. CHICAGO – Elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammatory disease, appear to be associated with increased risk of psychological distress and depression in the general population of adults in Denmark,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012   Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights Cancer incidence rates among patients with psychiatric disorders do not appear to be increased compared to rates among the general population, however a study of mental health records linked with cancer registries and death records from January 1988…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012   Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights Parents of children who committed suicide appear to be at increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes (including depression, anxiety, alcohol use or dependence, drug abuse or dependence, suicide attempts and dementia), and social outcomes (low or loss…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A population-based study in rural Thailand suggests that parents with all their children migrated out of the rural area at baseline had a lower odds of depression at one-year follow-up compared with parents with no or only some children…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A study that measured the fecundity (the ability to reproduce) of patients with schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, anorexia nervosa or substance abuse and their unaffected siblings compared with the general population suggests that except for women with depression,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A study of 158 soldiers that tested whether soldiers’ emotional reactivity to enriched CO2 inhalation before deployment would predict their psychological adjustment while deployed in Iraq suggests that the presence of predeployment emotional reactivity potentiated (enhanced) the effects of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A report on two studies in Ireland suggests that psychotic symptoms are associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior in the general adolescent population and in adolescents with psychiatric disorder. The results indicate that psychotic symptoms were associated with…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D., call Allison Clair at 212-404-3753 or email allison.clair@nyumc.org. CHICAGO – Men who were diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appeared to have significantly worse educational, occupational, economic and social outcomes in a 33-year, follow-up study that compared…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Theresa L. Osypuk, Sc.D., Sc.M., call Lauren Dibble at 617-373-5460 or email l.dibble@neu.edu. CHICAGO– Although some girls benefited from a program that moved families from high-poverty areas to low-poverty areas, boys and adolescents from families with preexisting health-related vulnerabilities did not…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Linda A. Teplin, Ph.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. CHICAGO– A study of juveniles detained in Chicagosuggests that more than 45 percent of males and nearly 30 percent of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights A study of juveniles detained in Chicago suggests that more than 45 percent of males and nearly 30 percent of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated impairment five years after detention (See news release below). A…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Zdenka Pausova, M.D., call Caitlin McNamee-Lamb at 416-813-7654, ext. 1436 or email caitlin.mcnamee-lamb@sickkids.ca. CHICAGO – Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking appears associated with an increased risk for adolescent obesity, and is possibly related to subtle structural variations in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking appears associated with an increased risk for adolescent obesity and is possibly related to subtle structural variations in the brain that create a preference for eating fatty foods (Online First; see news release…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry Study Highlights Patients with hoarding disorder (defined as the excessive collection of objects and an inability to discard them) exhibited abnormal activity in regions of the brain that was stimulus dependent when deciding what to do with objects that did or…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact David F. Tolin, Ph.D., call Rebecca Stewart at 860-545-4285 or email rstewart@harthosp.org.  CHICAGO– Patients with hoarding disorder exhibited abnormal activity in regions of the brain that was stimulus dependent when deciding what to do with objects that did or did not…

  EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Yuting Zhang, Ph.D., call Allison Hydzik and Cyndy McGrath at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu and mcgrathc3@upmc.edu. CHICAGO– The Medicare Part D coverage gap was associated with reduced use of antidepressants in a study of beneficiaries 65 years or older with depression,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Patrick F. Sullivan M.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., call Karen Moon at 919-962-8595 or email karen_moon@unc.edu. CHICAGO – Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives, such as parents or siblings, may be associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a…