Recent studies have linked sleep loss and sleep disorders to health problems such as depression, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. The latest findings in sleep research will be presented and discussed by more than 6,500 scientists and sleep specialists when the SLEEP 2009 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies convenes at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Wash. from June 8 to 11.
Recent studies have linked sleep loss and sleep disorders to health problems such as depression, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. The latest findings in sleep research will be presented and discussed by more than 6,500 scientists and sleep specialists when the SLEEP 2009 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies convenes at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Wash. from June 8 to 11.
More than half of senior citizens with a mental disorder do not receive the services they need, according to researchers.
Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: depression ; Public Health ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 22 May 2009 - 0:00 PDT “You’ll feel better after a good night’s sleep.” We’ve all heard those words, but have we ever stopped to wonder about the mental health of people who just aren’t able to sleep well? Rachel …
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — A patient’s personality may have as much to do with his satisfaction after knee replacement surgery as the clinical outcome, a small study shows.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Cardiovascular risk factors may be linked to lack of response to antidepressant treatment, researchers found.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — The antipsychotic drug loxapine, delivered with an investigational inhaler, quickly relieved acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in separate phase III trials, researchers said.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — The experimental psychotropic agent lurasidone appeared effective in acute schizophrenia, according to the first phase III data on the drug.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Young women who crave chocolate — and feel particularly guilty about it — were significantly more likely to have other features of eating disorders, French researchers found.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Borderline personality disorder may be underdiagnosed, according to a study of lifetime diagnostic and treatment histories in patients eventually found to have the disorder.
