Diagnosis Blog Posts

• Systematic review finds that suicide risk for prisoners with bipolar disorder may be lower than other mental disorders

  28 Mar 2013

  • John Baker

  
• Meta-analysis shows a small increased risk of brain haemorrhage in people taking SSRIs

  21 Mar 2013

  • Helge Hasselmann

  
• Do folic acid supplements in pregnancy prevent autism in children? A new cohort study suggests there is a link but more evidence is needed

  20 Mar 2013

  • Rachel Allan

  
• Comparison of juvenile offenders with and without learning disabilities shows differences in offence type

  13 Mar 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Risk factors for falls amongst adults with learning disabilities identified in US study

  01 Mar 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Few advantages found to grouping by diagnosis in staffed housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder

  25 Feb 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Rates of emergency admissions to hospital higher for people with learning disabilities

  20 Feb 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Low birth weight boys who experience stress may be at increased risk of adolescent depression and anxiety

  19 Feb 2013

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Released prisoners have an increased risk of death compared to the rest of the population, particularly from drugs, suicide and homicide

  07 Feb 2013

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• People with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to die from heart disease and cancer

  04 Feb 2013

  • Andre Tomlin