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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, May 12, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Medical Know How Raises Suicide Risk for Doctors - An AP story examines the relationship between suicidality and medical training. Mentioned prominently is the fact that good statistics have been hard... more
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More Pharmaceutical Sales Relying on TV Product Pl |
| Friday, May 09, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
Does the average viewer take note of the marketing brilliance on display when a certain sad gangster confesses a Prozac dependence to his brothers-in-crime? When a desperate housewife suspects, via vo... more
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Migraines' Ties to Mental Health Probed |
| Friday, May 09, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Two studies appearing in last month's edition of the journal Headache examine the link between migraine headaches and mental health conditions. Migraines occur in roughly 11 percent of the populatio... more
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Music Study Seeks Insight Into Emotional Processing in Autism |
| Friday, May 09, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Parents and educators alike have noted that children with autistic spectrum disorders often display an affinity for music, and researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles will soon take... more
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Postpartum Depression Not Limited to New Moms |
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Several concurrent studies defy popular opinion to reveal that the crippling influence of postpartum depression (PPD) can hit new dads and young kids just as hard as mothers. In fact, rates of d... more
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Billions in Lost Earnings Attributed to Mental Illness |
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
The emotional toll of mental illness can be overwhelming for the afflicted and their loved ones. Common illnesses like depression can lower the quality of life for years, impairing the ability to enjo... more
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Smoking Bans May Prevent Teens From Becoming Established Smokers |
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Laws that ban smoking in restaurants may have an important impact on the smoking habits of local teens, researchers from Boston University School of Public Health report in a study of 2,217 Massachuse... more
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Researcher Finds Bipolar Disorder Worsens With Weight |
| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
Many mental health medications can cause physical health to deteriorate. Antipsychotic medications and mood stabilizers like lithium often bring substantial weight gain and with that a higher risk of ... more
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Childhood Abuse Leads to Genetic Changes, Depression and Suicide |
| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Early-life experiences and environmental conditions, combined with the influence of an inherited genetic framework, guide our development as we grow into adulthood. But ongoing research illuminates th... more
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Mouse Study Implicates Brain Enzyme in Obesity |
| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
In a new study from the May issue of Cell Metabolism, researchers from Duke University Medical Center further our understanding of the mechanisms that may underlie the drive to eat. Using mice, they e... more
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Advil May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to treat a wide variety of ills, from arthritis to headaches to gout. Many elderly people take small daily doses of NSAIDs like Aspirin and Advi... more
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Bipolar Diagnoses Often Inaccurate |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
It would appear, according to ongoing research, that bipolar disorder is both over- and underdiagnosed. In a strange compliment to earlier stories regarding the considerable number of bipola... more
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Low Levels of Vitamin D May Contribute to Depression in Older Adults |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Depression experienced by older adults is often dismissed as just another part of aging, but depression and suicide among the elderly remains a serious problem that... more
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Women Continue to Close Gap with Men on Alcoholism |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
Asking a question in a different way can often result in a new or surprising answer. Such is the case with a recently published study into female alcohol dependence. Interested in guaging what, if any... more
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Progesterone Minimizes Brain Injury |
| Monday, May 05, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
The brain has an extraordinary ability to recover from damage, but just as skin sometimes scars when it closes a wound, mental scars sometimes remain years after a patient recovers from a traumatic br... more
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Second-Hand Smoke Damage is Immediate, Dramatic |
| Monday, May 05, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Asking a smoker to "put it out" in a public space may not seem like the friendliest gesture, but research increasingly shows it to be a very reasonable public health request. We've long known that the... more
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In Adolescent Rats, Early Alcohol Consumption May Lead to Heavy Drinking |
| Monday, May 05, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Many alcoholics first began drinking during adolescence, but early exposure to alcohol is not a definite indication of future difficulties, and not all teens who drink develop dependence. In an effort... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, May 05, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
High Self Esteem Puts Some on the Defensive - Confidence may be overrated - self-opinion and vulnerability are more complex than previously thought. Positive impressions of oneself can amount ... more
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Sedatives Induce False Traumatic Memories of Hospital |
| Friday, May 02, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
Visits to the intensive care unit (ICU) are harrowing, spurring many empathetic doctors to keep children sedated in order to spare them the experience. While the intention is compassionate, the re... more
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Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise as Depression Treatment |
| Friday, May 02, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
As difficult as living under the cloud of depression can be, most cases significantly improve with standard treatments over time. 20% of depressed individuals, unfortunately, do not respond to... more
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New Version of OxyContin May Be Harder to Abuse |
| Friday, May 02, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Recent national reports have illustrated just how serious the problem of prescription drug abuse has become, and new strategies are needed to prevent the inappropriate and potent... more
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Pentagon Encourages Treatment With "Don't Ask" Policy |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
A survey released this week by the American Psychiatric Association revealed that approximately three-fifths of soldiers thought that seeking mental health treatment could damage their careers. ... more
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Doctors May Be Key to Helping Smokers Quit |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Disputing the health risks posed by tobacco makes about as much sense as debating the color of the sky. Smoking causes emphysema, pneumonia, stroke and infertility and leads to cancers o... more
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Study Ties Alzheimer's-Diabetes Link to Blood Glucose Levels |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Scientists have yet to discover why Alzheimer's disease develops, but research conducted in recent years has shown that diabetes heightens an individual's risk. Past studie... more
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Autism Risk Correlated to Polluter Proximity |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
The scientific investigation into the cause of autism is surrounded by a highly emotional debate. Many parents, impatient to find an explanation for their childs problems, blame vaccines, especially t... more
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