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ADHD and Depression Go Hand in Hand for Girls |
| Friday, April 18, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is diagnosed more commonly in boys than girls, but that doesn't mean that less attention should be paid to the disorder's affects on women. In this group, one of ADHD's most unfortunate comorbidi... more
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Claims of "Chemo Brain" Investigated |
| Friday, April 18, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
A diagnosis of cancer comes with a horde of worries. Not only must patients face the possibility of death, but they must choose a treatment method and face the side-effects of the chosen treatment. ... more
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Research Examines Influences on Disordered Eating |
| Friday, April 18, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Disordered eating can be triggered by many factors, and research appearing this month's issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders focuses on how past and current situation... more
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Surprising Work-Related Factors Affect Sleep Quality |
| Friday, April 18, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
New research reveals that the work-related factors commonly associated with disturbed sleep—such as long hours, working nights, or job insecurity—account for less sleep interference than other factors... more
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300,000 Returning Troops Need Mental Health Treatment |
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Mental illness in the military has been a recurring news-media theme as our current overseas conflicts continue. As unpleasant as the issue may be, we must be thankful that ongoing coverage has broug... more
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Addiction Rates of Various Drugs Compared |
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Vague threats that drugs can turn experimenters into addicts are not particularly effective. If teenagers do recognize that drugs are dangerous, they come up with their own risk ratings based on m... more
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Study: Happiness May Increase with Age |
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
While many teens and young adults feel unhappy and dissatisfied with their lives, new research shows that these emotions do not remain static over time. The longitudinal study, which appears... more
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SAMHSA Survey Presents Idaho with Tough Facts |
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
Taking a page out of the high-profile success achieved by neighboring Montana, the state of Idaho began its own Meth Project earlier this year. As part of the same prevention effort founded by Thomas ... more
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Gene Therapy Counteracts Cocaine Addiction |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Dopamine is the key chemical player in drug addiction. Excesses (and shortages) of this pleasure-inducing hormone feed the cycle of enhanced sensations and subsequent cravings that define chemical de... more
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Causes of Early Dementia Broken Down |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia, but there are many other ways that a brain can degenerate. Patients are often tragically surprised to learn that a diverse group of early-ons... more
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Schools Encounter Success with Policy-Based Approach to Student Health |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Parenting
As we wrote in our discussion of school candy bans, a fruitful assault on obesity at the school level will require a multi-pronged approach to the issue. Now, new data from a trial run of a policy-b... more
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Study Links Brain Size to Alzheimer's |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Though the cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear, research has indicated an association between AD and accumulations of amyloid-beta plaque and neurofibrillary tangles in t... more
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Most Depressed Teens Respond Well to Treatment |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Can the parents of depressive teens attribute their conditions to a standard age-based chemical imbalance and trust patience to be the best medicine? Will professional treatment truly help, and how q... more
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Antipsychotics Quickly Impair Metabolism |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
Alaska recently won a settlement against the manufacturers of an antipsychotic medication commonly prescribed to schizophrenics. The question at the heart of the case was not whether the medication wo... more
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College Presidents Pressure NCAA to Abide by Rules on Alcohol Ads |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or the NCAA as it is commonly known, represents the collaboration of over 1,200 universities, colleges, conferences, and organizations who ensure the su... more
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Healthy Diet Important for Academic Success |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Obesity remains a significant problem among Americans, and many studies have looked at how unhealthy eating might originate in childhood. Research in this area has shown that a poor diet can have many... more
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Personality Profiles Predict Late-Life Depression Risk |
| Monday, April 14, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
It's an unfortunate fact, but severe depression often goes unnoticed among the elderly due largely to two false assumptions: the belief that persistent sadness is a defining element of the aging pro... more
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Clinic Policy Could Help Curb Prescription Drug Abuse |
| Monday, April 14, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Prescription drug abuse has become an increasingly recognized problem, and many people, especially teens and young adults, continue using powerful medications, including painkillers like OxyContin and... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, April 14, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Stress May Lead Students to Stimulants - Many students are turning to stimulants to get them through academic pressures. 25% of high school students have been asked for their prescription me... more
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Omega-3 During Pregnancy Benefits Babies |
| Friday, April 11, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Fatty acids, specifically Omega-3, have been the focus of many recent glowing reports, and they are now widely considered a crucial part of every adult's diet because of their physical and cognitive h... more
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Poor Mental Health in Childhood Could Lead to Stress in the Workplace |
| Friday, April 11, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Psychiatric problems in childhood can have far-reaching effects, as the results of a recent study illustrate. Published in the April issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the study suggest... more
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Researchers Find the Prospects of Long-Term Meth Use to Be Bleak |
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Methamphetamine is the drug war's newest poster child for good reason: not only is it one of the most popular illicit drugs in the United States, it's also a notoriously hard habit to drop, and the l... more
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Study: Autism Rates Tied to Changes in Diagnostic Practices |
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
The rise of autism diagnoses since 1980 panicked parents and spurred researchers to look for environmental causes. It cannot be disputed that the number of recognized autistic individuals is rising, b... more
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Bedroom TVs Encourage Unhealthy Habits for Kids |
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Even in the era of the world wide web, television is an immutable part of the modern landscape, and industrialized nations find its presence nearly inescapable: the average American watches approximat... more
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Research Illuminates Link Between Depression and Alzheimer's |
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Individuals with dementia commonly experience depression as well, but the nature of this connection has remained unclear. Some have suggested that individuals develop depression in response to worseni... more
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