The College of Direct Support (CDS), an internet-based college for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and managed in partnership by Elsevier/MC Strategies and the University of Minnesota’s Research and Training Center, has introduced its fourth Disability Intensive Course (DIC) into the CDS Curriculum “Brain Injury… Read The Full Article…‘Brain Injury’ Is Newest Disability Intensive Course Introduced [...] Read more »

A single intravenous dose of the anesthetic agent ketamine appears to reduce symptoms of depression within 40 minutes among those with bipolar disorder who have not responded to other treatments, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals… Read The Full Article…Ketamine May Relieve Depression [...] Read more »

A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, to be published in the September issue of the journal Pain, reveals that, for people with chronic back pain, having a little adversity in your life can be protective and beneficial… Read The Full Article…A Little Adversity Bodes Well [...] Read more »

Shire plc today announced that a Phase 3b study published in Behavioral and Brain Functions found adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who took once-daily Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules CII demonstrated significant improvement in attention… Read The Full Article…Once-Daily Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) Capsules CII Provided Significant Efficacy 2 – 14 Hrs After Administration In [...] Read more »

Shire plc today announced that a Phase 3b study published in Behavioral and Brain Functions found adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who took once-daily Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules CII demonstrated significant improvement in attention… Read The Full Article…Once-Daily Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) Capsules CII Provided Significant Efficacy 2 – 14 Hrs After Administration In [...] Read more »

A commonplace electroencephalography (EEG) test may hold the key to predicting whether a person will respond to certain prescribed drugs, particularly those related to psychiatric conditions… Read The Full Article…Response To Medication For Schizophrenia Predicted By EEG Read more »

Today, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce the release of the new Parents’ Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents. The guide was developed by AACAP to give reliable information about medication used to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents to parents whose children [...] Read more »

Personality traits observed in childhood are a strong predictor of adult behavior, a study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, the Oregon Research Institute and University of Oregon suggests… Read The Full Article…Personality Traits In Childhood Predict Adult Behavior Read more »

A commonplace electroencephalography (EEG) test may hold the key to predicting whether a person will respond to certain prescribed drugs, particularly those related to psychiatric conditions… Read The Full Article…Response To Medication For Schizophrenia Predicted By EEG Read more »

Today, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce the release of the new Parents’ Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents. The guide was developed by AACAP to give reliable information about medication used to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents to parents whose children [...] Read more »