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18-05-2015 A new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry shows that children who have been bullied by peers suffer worse in the longer term than those who have been maltreated by adults.
The research is led by Professor Dieter Wolke from Warwick’s Department of Psychology and Warwick Medical School. The…

18-05-2015 Anders dan berchten in de media (o.a. GGZTotaal) afgeloen week vermeldden, zal V&VN wel degelijk mepraten over de toekomst van de GGZ.
V&VN was in eerste instantie niet uitgenodigd voor de overleggen op het ministerie van VWS. Dit bleek te berusten op een misverstand. Op 18 en 28 mei…

13-05-2015 Mass shootings by mentally unstable loners grab headlines, but a new study shows psychosis seldom precedes violence. Credit: iStockphoto
Mass shootings at the hands of unhinged loners – such as those in Aurora, Colorado; Santa Barbara, California, and Newtown, Connecticut – perpetuate a…

13-05-2015 New research conducted by the UC Davis MIND Institute on a large cohort of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder has found differences in the underlying biology of their brains, and in their behavior, that may help explain how the condition affects a little-studied and poorly understood…

12-05-2015 In a major advance in the field of neuropsychiatry, researchers in the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have illuminated how cocaine and amphetamines disrupt the normal functioning of the dopamine transporter in the brain. This discovery paves the way for developing…

12-05-2015 New scanning methods which map the wiring of the brain could provide a valuable new tool to predict people at risk of schizophrenia, according to a new study.
Scientists have long known that the symptoms of schizophrenia are partly explained by disordered connectivity in the brain.
Now, a…