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Researchers Find Genetic Link to Children’s Emotional Problems Precipitated by Bullying

Gene and environment interactions are a burgeoning area of scientific research and an increasing body of evidence demonstrates that children who are victims of bullying are at risk for developing emotional problems including depression.
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A Blood Test For Depression?

Dutch researchers evaluated blood gene expression profiles and identified a set of seven genes in whole blood that was able to distinguish un-medicated MDD patients from healthy controls.
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Program available online
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Study Finds that One in Five Preschool Children in the U.S. Demonstrates Mental Health Issues when Entering Kindergarten

Findings reported in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry suggest that psychosocial risk factors can be identified even earlier and can be observed during the transition from preschool to formal schooling.
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Mental health statistics make depressing reading

Mental health statistics make depressing reading
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Searching For Causes of Neural Disconnection in Schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh now provide new insights into the dendritic spine deficits in schizophrenia.
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Body Image receives an impact factor!

We are excited to announce that Body Image has received an Impact Factor of 2.193.
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Showcase your research at the Epilepsy & Behavior conference

Professor Andres M. Kanner, Conference Co-chair, explains the need for a conference on epilepsy and depressive disorders. View the Introductory video.
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Study: Anxiety in youth linked to heart attacks later on

Men diagnosed with anxiety in their late teens or early 20s are more than twice as likely to have heart disease or a heart attack later in life than their more laid-back peers, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders conference: submit your research now

A Brain Research Meeting The Emerging Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Etiologic Insights; Treatment Opportunities 11 – 12 November, 2010, San Diego, CA, USA
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