Mental disorders tend to occur at association with obesity and allergic conditions in children and young people.

by Universidad de Navarra

2 years ago
Mental disorders, obesity, allergic conditions

A study led by researcher from Institute for Culture and Society combines data derived from the analysis of more than 12 million participants and has found overlap between 10 types of mental disorders...

What research is being done in mental health?

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

2 years ago
mental health, research, mental disorders, Depression, anxiety, Bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, Eating Disorders, OCD

The Marató de TV3 i Catalunya Ràdio telethon will be held on Sunday 19th December to raise money for research into mental disorders. Three experts from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS explain to us the mai...

A study with over 700,000 patients enables the age of onset of different mental disorders to be established

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
Research, Salud mental, mental disorders

A study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, which is part of the Nature group, has conducted a meta-analysis with data from 192 epidemiological studies that include 708,561 patients, to det...

Discrimination suffered by 80% of people with mental disorders

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

8 years ago
estigma, mental disorders, discriminatory behaviours, stigmatisation

The study “L’estigma i la discriminació en salut mental a Catalunya 2016” (Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health in Catalonia 2016) concludes that 80% of persons with mental disorders in C...

Psychiatrist Eduard Vieta warns that some some aspects of the lifestyle today influence mental disorders

by Universitat de València

8 years ago
mental disorders, bipolar disorder

Psychiatrist Eduard Vieta has warned in the UV on Friday that some aspects “of our lifestyle today influence us towards mental disorders”. Vieta has been invested as new honorary doctor and has st...

People with mental disorders have an increased risk of developing chronic physical diseases

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

8 years ago
mental disorders, chronic physical diseases, anxiety

The study found that all kinds of mental health disorders, related to mood, anxiety, and impulse control, as well as substance use disorders, are associated with an increased risk of a wide range of c...