Depression risk double for pneumonia patients
The long-term consequences of pneumonia can be more detrimental to a person’s health than having a heart attack, according to joint research from the University of Michigan Health System and University
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Out of sync with the world: Brain study shows body clocks of depressed people are altered at cell level
Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us since the dawn of humanity. The brain acts as timekeeper, keeping the cellular clock in sync with the outside world so that it can govern our appetites, sleep, moods and much more. But new research shows that the clock may be broken in the
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Risk of depression influenced by quality of relationships
Results of large, national study find people are better off not having a spouse than having poor relationship with one ANN ARBOR, Mich. The mantra that
Do drugs for bipolar disorder “normalize” brain gene function?
Brain tissue study shows gene expression in patients treated with antipsychotics is similar to expression in non-bipolar brains. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Every
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Charles honored for excellence in social work
Antonia Charles, a senior social work clinician on the Inpatient Child
U-M dementia study named to journal’s top 10 list
Journal Watch Psychiatry has named a University of Michigan Health System study as one of the top 10 stories of 2012. The study – whose lead author is
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Advancing the national brain research agenda
A bold new proposed initiative announced today by President Obama will revolutionize our understanding of the human brain, says Dr. John Greden, the executive
Depression rates not improved under resident work restrictions
At hospitals around the country, young doctors fresh out of medical school help care for patients of all kinds – and work intense, long hours as part
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Best Doctors in America list
Several members of the U-M Depression Center and Department of Psychiatry were among the more than 500 U-M physicians named to the 2013 Best Doctors in America® list, placing them among the top 5 percent
League of Educational Excellence honors
Rachel L. Glick, M.D., professor of psychiatry and director of Psychiatric Emergency Services, and Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and director of Residency Education for the Department
Promoting self-care in college students with mental illness
Drinking, drug use, other unhealthy coping mechanisms focus of 11th-annual U-M Depression on College Campuses conference ANN ARBOR, Mich. Rather than seeking out healthy treatment options, many
Football and mental health a complex mosaic
Head injury is just one of many factors that may have played a part in recent suicides among former NFL players. Eric Hipple, our outreach coordinator and a former NFL quarterback, recently spoke with
The hoop-la over head injuries in basketball
A recent article on ESPN.com profiled Depression Center member Jeffrey Kutcher, M.D.’s role in developing
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