Stories indexed under: Psychiatry

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• In autism, age at diagnosis depends on specific symptoms April 9, 2013 The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows.
• Researchers discover the brain origins of variation in pathological anxiety March 26, 2013 New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in symptoms shown by patients with severe anxiety.
• Nursing heeds the call for psychiatric health care Feb. 14, 2013 Recently, the Pentagon reported 349 military suicides in 2012 — outnumbering the 295 American soldiers who died in 2012 in Afghanistan — and warned of a worsening trend as more soldiers return stateside and transition back to their families and communities. The sobering statistics, advocates say, drive home the need for yet a stronger commitment to accessible community-based mental health services.
• Early stress may sensitize girls’ brains for later anxiety Nov. 11, 2012 High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a long-running population study by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists.
• The science of healthy minds brings Dalai Lama to UW-Madison March 3, 2010 The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16.
• Depression saps endurance of the brain's reward circuitry Dec. 28, 2009 A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that depressed patients are unable to sustain activity in brain areas related to positive emotion.
• Study: Can meditation sharpen our attention? Nov. 13, 2009 A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that people can train their minds to stay focused.
• Future angst? Brain scans show uncertainty fuels anxiety Aug. 17, 2009 Anyone who has spent a sleepless night anguishing over a possible job loss has experienced the central finding of a new brain scan study: Uncertainty makes a bad event feel even worse.
• Cognitive computing: Building a machine that can learn from experience Dec. 17, 2008 A UW-Madison researcher says the goal of building a computer as quick and flexible as a small mammalian brain is more daunting than it sounds.
• Curiosities: Why do people like to scare themselves by watching horror movies or going on thrill rides? Oct. 30, 2008
• New study shows persistence of anxiety July 2, 2008 We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.
• Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain March 25, 2008 Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathetic to other peoples' mental states, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Professor to be featured on ABC’s 20/20 tonight, Jan. 11 Jan. 11, 2008 Richard Davidson, the Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, will be featured on ABC’s 20/20 program tonight, Jan. 11, 2008.
• Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention June 25, 2007 For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain.
• Meditation may fine-tune control over attention May 8, 2007 Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else.
• Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep April 30, 2007 Sleep remains one of the big mysteries in biology. All animals sleep, and people who are deprived of sleep suffer physically, emotionally and intellectually. But nobody knows how sleep restores the brain.