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Depression 15 Jun, 2023 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Untangling the Threads: Delving into the Complexities and the Management of Depression During the 18th International Congress on Psychiatry and the 6th International Congress on Child... 08 May, 2023 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Female inmates with a lifetime history of trauma and mental illness. Focus on trauma and the interaction with forensic psychiatry At the recent South African Biological Psychiatry Congress, held in September 2022, Dr Samantha... 08 May, 2023 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights The Covid-19 pandemic and OCD: A devastating duo? OCD and disorders on the spectrum: Different sides of the same coin During the recent South African Biological Psychiatry Congress held in Cape Town in 2022, Obsessive... 08 May, 2023 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Exploring trauma histories among forensic state patients charged with murder At the recent South African Biological Psychiatry Congress, which took place in September 2022, Prof... Mental-Health 30 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Article A child psychiatrist’s perspective on current treatment options During the third multidisciplinary South African congress for ADHD, Dr Brendan Belsham, a child and... Mental-Health 30 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Article New Perspectives on Research and Clinical Care for ADHD During the 3rd South Africa Multidisciplinary Congress for ADHD, Prof Stephen Faraone presented... Depression 28 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Article Treatment Resistant Depression: Causes, Consequences and Cures’ During the Biological Psychiatry Congress held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022, Dr Allan... Depression 28 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Redefining Treatment Expectations in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Depression still leads the way in terms of the global burden of disease. In a seminar, sponsored by... Depression 20 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 7 mins Satellite symposium Article Optimising outcomes in major depressive disorder At the 35th ECNP Congress in Vienna, Austria (15−18th Oct), in a symposium titled ‘Optimising... Bipolar, Schizophrenia 20 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Article Highlights from ECNP 2022 – Day 4 – October 18th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2022. The 35th Congress of the European College... Depression, Schizophrenia 19 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Article Highlights from ECNP 2022 – Day 3 – October 17th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2022. The 35th Congress of the European College... Depression, Anxiety 18 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 5 mins Satellite symposium Article Improving functioning as a treatment goal in comorbid major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder At the 35th ECNP Congress in Vienna, Austria (15−18th October), in a symposium entitled ‘Functioning... Mental Health 18 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Article Highlights from ECNP 2022 – Day 2 – October 16th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2022. The 35th Congress of the European College... Mental Health 17 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Article Highlights from ECNP 2022 – Day 1 – October 15th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2022. The 35th Congress of the European College... Schizophrenia 11 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 0 min Infographic Global burden of schizophrenia today Depression 11 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 0 min Infographic Depression - a growing health concern Mental Health 10 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 4 mins Article Meeting migraine’s mental health challenge Mental health comorbidities are common in chronic migraine, with anxiety and depression reported by a... Mental Health 05 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Article Is the DSM still relevant to psychiatry? This APA Online 2022 session focused on the future of the DSM, and how it can remain relevant to the... Schizophrenia 05 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Article What should psychiatrists do to improve the physical health of patients with schizophrenia? The life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is 14.5 years less than that of the general... PTSD 03 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Integrated National Strategy to Curb Violence Against Women Violence Against Women (VAW) is a global public health concern. The WHO estimates that about 1 in 3... Depression, PTSD 03 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Digital Psychiatry: The Pros and Cons of Digital Mental Health Care in Children & Adolescents In the post-COVID-19 era, the increased utilization of Telemedicine comes as no surprise;... Schizophrenia 03 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Culture and Psychiatry: Challenges and opportunities Culture is a set of behavioral norms and ideas adopted by a particular society, through which they... Depression, PTSD 21 Sep, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Broken Families: Challenging & Opportunities Divorce rate in Egypt has seen a profound increase of 83% between 1996 and 2017. From a rate of 1.2... Load More Mental Health 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Investing in recovery – translating intervention into action You would think that the behaviour of a flock of starlings would have little to do with mental health... Mental Health 05 Mar, 2018 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Networking - a brilliant take off or a flight of fancy? You would think that the behaviour of a flock of starlings would have little to do with mental health... Alcohol Dependence 02 Sep, 2015 Read Time: 2 mins Interview Thoughts about patient management An interview with Dr Jose Martinez Raga Alcohol Dependence 01 Sep, 2015 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Hitting the bottle less hard: can it reduce harm? A report from the symposium ‘The natural history of alcohol dependence – importance of early and... Alcohol Dependence 30 Aug, 2015 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights From liking to wanting to craving: changes in neural circuitry that drive addiction Alcohol dependence, along with other addictions, is a neuropsychiatric disorder. One aspect of this... Alcohol Dependence 18 Oct, 2014 Read Time: 3 mins Article Drinks reception - moderating alcohol consumption through opioid receptor modulation. In this busy, well-attended evening session its chairman, Professor David Nutt (UK), explained how he... Alcohol Dependence 18 Oct, 2014 Read Time: 2 mins Article Opium of the glasses: New insights into alcohol dependence The opioid system is dysregulated in patients who are dependent on alcohol. Agents that modulate that... Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 19 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 1 Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of EAN 2021. This 7th Congress of the European Academy of... Alzheimer's Disease 09 Dec, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Measuring tau accumulation and progression The ability of PET to map regional changes in tau pathology over time provides important insights... Alzheimer's Disease 25 Nov, 2020 Podcast Which populations are most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease and why? Read the full article here. Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease 29 Oct, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Gut bacteria may trigger Alzheimer’s disease The role of the gut and it’s microbiota in neurodegerenative diseases have gain a lot of attention... Mental Health 03 Oct, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Brain health becomes a global priority For years, the massive burden of mortality and morbidity caused by neurological diseases was not... Alzheimer's Disease 12 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights TDP-43: a newly-recognized route to cognitive decline There is growing clinical interest in TDP-43 proteinopathy, a relatively recent and fast-moving area... Alzheimer's Disease 10 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 1 min Event September is World Alzheimer’s Month September is World Alzheimer’s Month. This section contains insights from congresses and experts... Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 01 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Countries need to work together to tackle brain diseases WHO global initiatives and national treatment pathways are key to reducing the huge burden that... Alzheimer's Disease 18 Aug, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Modulating the microbiome: a revolution in the making? Altering the intestinal flora can influence host immunity, neuro-inflammation, and the deposition of... Alzheimer's Disease 30 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Study motivated by apathy Conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease dementia is not related to the... Alzheimer's Disease 20 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Early palliative care in progressive neurological diseases Neurologists are often dealing with chronic diseases that progress in severity. Palliative care... Alzheimer's Disease 19 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Imaging advances diagnosis and staging in dementias Tau-PET imaging in the clinic is on the horizon and would complement amyloid-PET and structural and... Load More Mental Health 07 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 1 min Event World Suicide Day - 10th of September Observed on 10th September every year, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) provides the... Mental Health 07 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 1 min Event World Suicide Day - 10th of September Observed on 10th September every year, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) provides the... Mental Health 05 Sep, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Article Digital technologies — an opportunity to achieve Mental Health for All Digital technologies have the potential to transform the theme for World Mental Health Day 2020 —... Depression, Bipolar 10 Jul, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights How should treatment be tailored for the DSM-5 mixed features specifier? The mixed features specifier for manic and depressive episodes introduced in DSM-5 reflects the... Depression, Bipolar 24 Jun, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights What are the roles of abnormal metabolism and inflammation in mood disorders? Inflammation and abnormal metabolism are observed in major depressive and bipolar disorders, said... Mental Health 17 Apr, 2020 Read Time: 0 min COVID-19: An interview with Prof Roger McIntyre on the repercussions on mental health Mental Health 06 Apr, 2020 Read Time: 2 mins Article COVID-19: Practical support for mental health in time of crisis Many people with mental health diseases will experience additional emotional distress when faced with... Mental Health 22 Mar, 2020 Read Time: 0 min What role should patients play in treatment decision making? Mental Health 19 Mar, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Motivating strategies to fight stigma Stigma means exclusion, and is the largest barrier preventing people from seeking mental healthcare,... Mental Health 02 Mar, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Do men and women experience psychiatric disorders differently? There are several known epidemiological differences between the genders in psychiatric disorders.... Mental Health 14 Feb, 2020 Read Time: 3 mins Article Real-world evidence — raising organizational fluency through interactive learning techniques Real-world evidence (RWE) demonstrates long-term effectiveness and safety beyond the efficacy and... Mental Health 23 Jan, 2020 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights How are genes involved in tailoring psychiatric treatment? Psychiatrists need an understanding of genome-wide association studies (GWAS), pharmacogenomics, and... Load More Depression, PTSD 03 Oct, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Digital Psychiatry: The Pros and Cons of Digital Mental Health Care in Children & Adolescents In the post-COVID-19 era, the increased utilization of Telemedicine comes as no surprise;... Depression, PTSD 21 Sep, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Broken Families: Challenging & Opportunities Divorce rate in Egypt has seen a profound increase of 83% between 1996 and 2017. From a rate of 1.2... Depression 15 Sep, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Exploring dose–response relationships of antidepressant treatments: Efficacy and tolerability considerations Nausea, constipation, diarrhea, dry mouth, headache, dizziness, nervousness, agitation, insomnia,... Depression 15 Sep, 2022 Read Time: 4 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Identifying and achieving treatment goals in MDD: What matters most to patients? A large proportion of patients with MDD fail to show adequate response to first-line antidepressants.... Depression 15 Sep, 2022 Read Time: 5 mins Satellite symposium Congress highlights Anhedonia, emotional blunting and low motivation in MDD: What are the implications for functional recovery? Besides sadness and anxiety, the emotional symptoms of depression also include the devastating... Depression 25 Aug, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Article Mental Agility and the Three Musketeers: Cognition, Emotion and Motivation A current investigation into behavioural health literature shows an emphasis on the hot topic of... Depression 25 Aug, 2022 Read Time: 3 mins Article Cognitive Impairment in Depression: Forgetting to Remember or Remembering to Forget? Cognitive Impairment is a complex process which affects many patients with Major Depressive Disorder.... Depression 26 May, 2022 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Article Use all tools in the box to treat depression Combined treatment with psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy should be used more in the routine... Depression, Schizophrenia 14 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 5 mins Satellite symposium Beyond symptoms: the importance of hearing the patient’s voice in measuring life engagement Historically, the definition of mental illness has been diagnosis-focused, with successful treatment... Depression 14 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Satellite symposium Early life adversities and mental illness: from vulnerability to treatment response Exposure to stress, particularly early in life, is a risk factor for a number of psychiatric... Mental Health 06 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from ECNP 2021 — Day 4 — October 5th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2021. This 34th Congress of the European College... Mental Health 05 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from ECNP 2021 — Day 3 — October 4th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2021. This 34th Congress of the European College... Load More Migraine 23 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Sex and gender matters in migraine Speaking at #EAN2021, Professor Elena Lebedeva, Ural State Medical University, Russia discussed the... Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 22 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 3 Progress in Mind’s coverage of the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Vienna 2021... Migraine 22 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Towards precision diagnosis of migraine In a focused workshop at #EAN2021, three speakers addressed migraine diagnosis in the era of... Migraine 22 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Satellite symposium A patient’s voice: hearing the true impact of chronic migraine In this engaging satellite symposium from ENA2021 virtual, Professor Dawn Buse (Albert Einstein... Migraine 21 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium The impact on patients of increasing migraine frequency The disease burden of migraine increases with headache frequency. This has significant impact on... Migraine 21 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Real world evidence for CGRP antibodies in migraine prevention In a topical symposium at #EAN2021, three speakers discussed what is new on targeting CGRP for... Migraine 21 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Prioritizing migraine prevention In an educational session at #EAN2021, Dr Pablo Irimia Sieira, University of Navarra, Spain,... Migraine 21 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Satellite symposium Migraine management conundrums—the data can help What is the best management for patients with migraine if they have cardiovascular disease or if they... Migraine 20 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Real world evidence for CGRP antibodies in migraine prevention In a topical symposium at #EAN2021, three speakers discussed what is new on targeting CGRP for... Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 20 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 2 The exciting live and connected virtual experience for presenters and attendees of the 7th Congress... Migraine 20 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Do preventive anti CGRP treatments have a role in the acute migraine attack? Antibodies against the sensory neuropeptide calcitonin gene‑related peptide (CGRP) are showing... Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease 19 Jun, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from EAN 2021 — Day 1 Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of EAN 2021. This 7th Congress of the European Academy of... Load More Parkinson's Disease 15 Feb, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins Article New therapeutic technologies and targets for Parkinson’s disease A gastroretentive capsule containing multiple layers of biodegradable film, intraoral infusion via a... Mental Health 14 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Mutual benefits: Public–Private Partnerships in CNS Research Public–Private Partnerships are being developed worldwide to facilitate collaboration between... Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease 14 Jan, 2019 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Gut bacteria may trigger Alzheimer’s disease The role of the gut and it’s microbiota in neurodegerenative diseases have gain a lot of attention... Mental Health 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Investing in recovery – translating intervention into action You would think that the behaviour of a flock of starlings would have little to do with mental health... Parkinson's Disease 09 May, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Advances in Parkinson’s disease research: one step closer to identify subjects in the prodromal stage, predicting conversion and potential for disease-modifying therapy The incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is increasing. The reasons are unknown. Identifying people... Parkinson's Disease 23 Mar, 2018 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Advances in Parkinson’s disease research: one step closer to identify subjects in the prodromal stage, predicting conversion and potential for disease-modifying therapy The incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is increasing. The reasons are unknown. Identifying people... Mental Health 05 Mar, 2018 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Networking - a brilliant take off or a flight of fancy? You would think that the behaviour of a flock of starlings would have little to do with mental health... Mental Health 20 Sep, 2017 Read Time: 2 mins Article Value of Treatment: European Brain Council publishes landmark report Greater clinical benefit for patients and gains in cost-effectiveness for society -- both can be... Parkinson's Disease 12 Apr, 2017 Read Time: 1 min Body dysmorphic disorder MDS – 200 Years of PD James Parkinson – An Essay on the Shaking Palsy 1817: A Celebration of 200 Years of Progress Parkinson's Disease 12 Apr, 2017 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Boom or bust in biomarkers: is the heterogeneity of PD slowing our search? We should combine forces, harmonise protocols for collecting material, and accept the need to combine... Parkinson's Disease 12 Apr, 2017 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Mutations matter in the intricate dance of determinants Mutations in several genes contribute in differing degrees to the causation of PD. But the gene... Parkinson's Disease 12 Apr, 2017 Read Time: 5 mins Congress highlights From bowels to brain: the prion hypothesis in Parkinson’s The idea that Parkinson’s Disease begins with alpha-synuclein pathology in the gut which then spreads... Load More Schizophrenia 12 Apr, 2022 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Article Are prior mood disorders more important than positive symptoms for predicting psychosis? Predicting which individuals will develop a psychotic disorder or transition from high risk of... Depression, Schizophrenia 14 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 5 mins Satellite symposium Beyond symptoms: the importance of hearing the patient’s voice in measuring life engagement Historically, the definition of mental illness has been diagnosis-focused, with successful treatment... Mental Health 06 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from ECNP 2021 — Day 4 — October 5th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2021. This 34th Congress of the European College... Mental Health 05 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from ECNP 2021 — Day 3 — October 4th Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2021. This 34th Congress of the European College... Schizophrenia 04 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Satellite symposium Small steps for big impact in treatment of schizophrenia Functional recovery is an important goal in treating schizophrenia, but one that can be hard to... Mental Health 04 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Congress highlights Highlights from ECNP 2021 — Day 2 — October 3rd Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2021. This 34th Congress of the European College... Mental Health 03 Oct, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights Highlights from ECNP 2021 — Day 1 — October 2nd Welcome to Progress in Mind’s live coverage of ECNP 2021. This 34th Congress of the European College... Schizophrenia 06 Sep, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Congress highlights The link between myelination, psychosis and antipsychotics The hypothesis that myelin alterations play a critical role in the development of psychosis is... Depression, Schizophrenia 06 Sep, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins Congress highlights Quarantines, lockdowns, and social isolation: What are we brewing? The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact well-being across the globe. Lockdowns, quarantine, and... Schizophrenia 11 Aug, 2021 Read Time: 4 mins Article Improving long-term outcomes in schizophrenia — translating evidence into practice The long-term goals of treatment to optimize outcomes for patients with schizophrenia are relapse... Schizophrenia 20 Jul, 2021 Read Time: 3 mins Satellite symposium Long-acting injectable antipsychotics in clinical practice For patients with schizophrenia, appropriate use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics lowers the... Schizophrenia 20 Jul, 2021 Read Time: 2 mins Article ‘A Stitch in Time – Managing Schizophrenia Effectively Long Term’ The treatment of chronic illnesses commonly includes the long-term use of pharmacotherapy. However,... Load More Most Popular 08 May, 2023 Exploring trauma histories among forensic state patients charged with murder Depression 15 Jun, 2023 Unlocking the Emotional Maze: Exploring Emotional Blunting and Anhedonia Depression 15 Jun, 2023 Untangling the Threads: Delving into the Complexities and the Management of Depression 08 May, 2023 The Covid-19 pandemic and OCD: A devastating duo? OCD and disorders on the spectrum: Different sides of the same coin When “Patients” are not “Patients” (Yet) In this four-part series, based on presentations given by Professors Christopher Correll, John Hardy and Karen Rommelfanger, we explore how earlier detection of brain disorders could improve patient care. Lundbeck Institute
