Children Suffering From Chronic Sleep Deprivation More Likely To Have Psychosis As Young Adults: Study
The researchers discovered that children who consistently slept fewer hours had a roughly four-fold increased risk of experiencing a psychotic episode and a more than two-fold increased risk of developing a psychotic condition in early adulthood.
May 21, 2024, 13:15 PM IST
'ML technique could aid mental health diagnoses', according to a study conducted by University of Birmingham
While patients with depression as a primary illness are more likely to be diagnosed accurately, patients with depression and psychosis rarely experience symptoms of purely one or the other illness. For the study, published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin, the team explored the possibility of using ML to create highly accurate models of 'pure' forms of both illnesses and to use these to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of a cohort of patients with mixed symptoms.
Feb 09, 2021, 18:04 PM IST
Scaling the heights of Mount Everest can lead to psychosis, say researchers
Researchers cited the example of mountaineer Jeremy Windsor who experienced something very strange while climbing Mount Everest in 2008.
Dec 20, 2017, 13:46 PM IST
Cannabis ingredient holds promise as antipsychotic medicine
They were also more likely to be rated as "improved" by their psychiatrist, the study found, and there were signs of better cognitive performance and functioning.
Dec 15, 2017, 14:03 PM IST
Autistic people with psychosis at greater risk of attempting suicide
The more autism traits people with psychosis had, the lonelier and more hopeless they felt and were more likely to think about suicide.
Dec 14, 2017, 13:08 PM IST
Do antipsychotics do more good than harm?
The experts concluded that, for the patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, antipsychotic medications do not have negative long-term effects on patients` outcomes or the brain.
May 07, 2017, 16:19 PM IST
Thickening of neck artery is evident in young patients with early psychosis
Several studies have shown the strong relationship between these disorders and later risk of developing cardiovascular disease, with high rates of mortality.
Oct 20, 2016, 17:24 PM IST
New detection method paves way for early prevention of psychosis
Scientists have developed a new probability model that has shown 70 percent accuracy in predicting patients, who are at greatest risk of having their first psychotic episode within 12 months, compared with the 28 percent accuracy of the current criteria.
Oct 16, 2016, 00:20 AM IST
Key biological markers for psychotic disorders identified
Each participant went through a battery of tests designed to assess their cognitive abilities.
Dec 09, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
Know how hallucinations emerge
The experiment showed a larger performance improvement in people with very early signs of psychosis in comparison to the healthy control group.
Oct 13, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
