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Personality Disorders Afflict 20% of Young Adults


Associated Press Associated Press Dec 1, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, a new study says nearly 20% of young adults suffer from personality disorders, the AP reports. Obsessive compulsive disorder topped the list, but the problems include anti-social feelings and paranoia, which can lead to violence. Fewer than a quarter of those students receive treatment, the study said. More »

More about:  mental health • neurological disorder • obsessive compulsive disorder

 Surgery for Depression? Yup. 

Deep brain stimulation, used for years to fight Parkinson's, is spreading out

CNN CNN May 3, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A type of brain surgery previously used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may be effective in countering the debilitating effects of deep depression, CNN reports. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation, a process in which electrodes are inserted into problem areas in the brain and hooked up to a power source, can decrease symptoms of depression up to 50%. More »

More about:  depression • Parkinson's disease • neuroscience • psychiatric disorders • psychiatrist • obsessive compulsive disorder • deep brain stimulation • brain scans

Compulsive Shopping Linked to Mental Woes

Disorder affects both sexes equally

Psychiatric Times Oct 25, 07 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 6% of the population suffers from compulsive buying, which is often linked to other problems with control and mood disorders, according to research in the American Journal of Psychiatry . About the same percentage of women and men are shopaholics, and addicts are likely to be young, near the limit on their credit cards, and making less than $50,000 a year. More »

More about:  shopping • mental illness • addiction • antidepressant • psychiatry • finances • obsessive compulsive disorder • compulsive buying

Marketer Says He's Nailed a Nasty Habit

'The preventer' will cure nail biting in four weeks, inventor vows

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 10, 07 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Dutch marketer says he can cure the pernicious problem of nail biting in under a month with the “preventer,” a tooth guard that’s molded to fit either the upper or lower teeth and makes it impossible to bite. “The impulse disturbance is so frustrated that it is controlled,” the nervous-nibbling naysayer told the AP. “You don't have any problem any more.” More »

More about:  stress • anxiety • obsessive compulsive disorder • Holland • OCD

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