Psychiatry Category
Top NEWS Post 11-18-2008
Here is our Top News Post for today, brought to you by MedReader:
- Negative Thinking May Play a Bigger Role in Heart Failure Than previously Thought
Researchers at the University of Kentucky found that patients who had negative thinking patterns, such as thoughts about not being able to justify their own existence, were at higher risk for developing depression.
Depression in Older Adults Associated with Low Vitamin D Blood Levels?
Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a prohormone that has hit the press recently with a vengeance! This study, released recently in the May issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, states that about 13 percent of older individuals have symptoms of depression which may be related to poor vitamin D status.
Overweight and Obesity Now Associated With Psychiatric Disorders
A recent study in Psychosomatic Medicine evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and psychiatric disorders. The study looked at data from 41,654 individuals in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Variables such as demographics were controlled for.
