Georgia State Researchers Developing Tool To Predict Medication Response in Mental Health Patients Georgia State Researchers Developing Tool To Predict Medication Response in Mental Health Patients
October 8, 2020September 30, 2020
Georgia State University
https://news.gsu.edu/2020/09/30/georgia-state-researchers-developing-tool-to-predict-medication-response-in-mental-health-patients/
ATLANTA—A team of Georgia State scientists has received a two-year, $875,110 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to further develop a tool to help psychiatrists treat mood disorders.
The researchers are based at the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS), a tri-institutional effort supported by Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, focused on making better use of complex brain imaging data.
more » Read MoreRead the Signs: Using Indicators from the First Psychotic Episode as Foreshadowing
September 30, 2020
By Brian Miller, MD, PhD, MPH
Psychiatric Times
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/read-the-signs-using-indicators-first-psychotic-episode-as-foreshadowing
Minor neurological signs are subtle deficits in sensory integration, motor coordination, and sequencing of complex motor acts that are present in excess at the onset of illness in psychosis.1 They are also present in non-psychotic first-degree relatives of patients with psychosis.2 However, it is unclear whether these signs vary with the clinical course of psychosis and have clinical utility as markers of long-term disease outcome.
more » Read MoreJoin NAMI this Mental Illness Awareness Week to Raise the Voices of Lived Experience
Oct 5, 2020
NAMI
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2020/Join-NAMI-this-Mental-Illness-Awareness-Week-to-Raise-the-Voices-of-Lived-Experience
Arlington, VA – This year we’ve seen the numbers of Americans impacted by mental health conditions on the rise as a result of the pandemic and more people than ever need help. In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) on Oct. 4-10, 2020, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and participants across the country are raising awareness and educating about mental illness warning signs and symptoms.
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Oct 6, 2020
By Allie Cotterman
NAMI
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-2020/5-Things-I-Wish-My-Loved-Ones-Knew-About-Dissociation
Have you ever been driving and suddenly realized you didn’t remember the last ten minutes of your drive? Have you ever been in a conversation and recognize you haven’t heard a word the other person just said? Ever daydreamed through a lecture at school? Almost everyone has had their “autopilot” activated at some point in their life. It is a regular function of the human brain to be able to detach from reality and cling to something reassuring to avoid anxieties.
more » Read MoreGeorgia State Researchers Developing Deep Learning Framework to Map Brain Disorders Georgia State Researchers Developing Deep Learning Framework to Map Brain Disorders
August 26, 2020
Jennifer Rainey Marquez
Georgia State University
https://news.gsu.edu/2020/08/26/georgia-state-researchers-developing-deep-learning-framework-to-map-brain-disorders/
ATLANTA—Georgia State University researchers are working to harness deep learning and artificial intelligence to learn more about how mental illness and other disorders affect the brain.
Led by Vince Calhoun, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Georgia State and director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS), and Sergey Plis, associate professor of computer science and director of machine learning at TReNDs,
more » Read MorePandemic’s Emotional Hammer Hits Hard
September 2, 2020
By Rhitu Chatterjee
GPB
https://www.gpb.org/news/shots-health-news/2020/09/02/pandemics-emotional-hammer-hits-hard
Nearly a quarter of people in the United States are experiencing symptoms of depression, according to a study published Wednesday. That’s nearly three times the number before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
And those with a lower income, smaller savings and people severely affected by the pandemic — either through a job loss, for example, or by the death of a loved one — are more likely to be bearing the burden of these symptoms.
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