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Researchers Link Malnutrition
to Schizophrenia
Children born to
severely malnourished women are twice
as likely to develop schizophrenia,
according to a study of a famine in China
that occurred more than 40 years ago. The
findings, published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, support
evidence that environmental factors can
trigger the illness. The study also supports
the theory that schizophrenia is caused by
a genetic predisposition influenced by
environmental triggers that disturb the
developing fetal brain - in this case,
nutritional deficiencies. (The Wall Street
Journal/AP, Aug. 3, 2005)
Talk Therapy Succeeds in
Reducing Suicide Risk
A new study
finds that talk therapy cut the risk of
suicide attempts by almost half among 120
extremely suicidal patients, many of
whom were already taking drugs for
depression, according to a study
published in the Aug. 3 issue of The Journal
of the American Medical Association. Over all,
those who received cognitive therapy
scored significantly lower on measures of
depressive mood and hopelessness. (The
New York Times, Aug. 9, 2005)
One Dose of Meth Can Cause
Lasting Damage in Developing
Fetuses
Just one dose of
methamphetamine taken by a pregnant
woman may induce fetal brain damage
and increase the risk of long-term motor
development problems, a study indicates.
(Reuters Health, July 29, 2005)
Motivation to Succeed in
Alcoholism Treatment Found
Essential
In reviewing past clinical
data related to alcoholism, researchers
have concluded that the approach to
treating alcoholism will not do much good
unless the person in treatment is
motivated to quit drinking. Researchers
suggest that the therapeutic process
should address motivation. The study was
published in BMC Public Health. (Reuters
Health, July 22, 2005)
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