SchizophreniaProject

 

Press Release

 

July 10, 2008

Eating disorders are linked to different kind of aggressiveness, according to the subtype

 

April 15, 2008

Professional fashion-models show a higher risk of eating disorders.

 

Junuary 8, 2008

Suicide among animals is still disputed.

 

December 15, 2007

Creativity linked to mixed handedness and higher reporting of unusual subjective experiences.

 

December 5, 2007

Suicides attributable to psychiatric illness showed a significantly higher seasonal unevenness than the suicides attributable to somatic illness, and to sentimental or economic reasons.

 

November 8, 2007

No approved pharmacological treatment exists for cocaine, a costly and health-damaging habit that is spreading worldwide.

 

July 10, 2007

Hallucinatory experiences and delusion-like beliefs are relatively common in non-clinical population, says an Italian study.

 

June 8, 2007

A recent study carried out in Italy found Rural/Urban differences in the prevalence of eating disorders.

 

May 10, 2007

Mixed handedness is linked to a higher reporting of unusual subjective experiences.

 

April 5, 2007

Global warming possibly linked to an enhanced risk of death by suicide.

                          

April 26, 2007

Suicide ideation in Eating Disorders linked to depression and aggressiveness.

 

April 24, 2007

Self-report screening instruments able to distinguish between individuals with psychosis-proneness and those devoid of a psychotic-like cognitive style.

 

February 10, 2007

A recent study found a change in the seasonality of suicides in Italy.

 

January 16, 2007

Sexual abuse represents an important risk factor for eating disorders.

 

November 3, 2006

Tattooing and body piercing are related to bulimia symptoms among adolescents.

 

June 10, 2005

The genetics of Schizophrenia is far more complex than expected, say two Italian psychiatrists.

 

May 15, 2006

Suicide rates among convicts are unacceptably high, says an Italian study.

 

May 10, 2005

Suicide can be prevented, say two Italian psychiatrists.

 

January 20, 2005

Italian research highlights a clear seasonal recurrence in the deaths caused by illicit drug overdose.

 

January 15, 2005

Italian scientists highlight the links between unemployment and mental health.