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Mental Health Woes Rise in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina |
| Friday, November 09, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
The impact of Hurricane Katrina can still be felt today and may actually be worsening over time. In the years following a disaster, the incidence of disaster-related mental illness normally decr... more
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Moms May Experience Pre-birth Anxiety, Depression |
| Friday, November 09, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Post-partum depression has become a well-documented and increasingly researched topic, a fact that bodes well for the millions of families affected by the condition. A new study by a team from the Uni... more
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Smoking Vaccine Demonstrated |
| Thursday, November 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The conceptual battle against smoking has been won; most smokers acknowledge that smoking damages their health. However, awareness is not enough. Very few attempts at quitting are successful despite... more
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Homelessness a Growing Problem Among U.S. Veterans |
| Thursday, November 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
According to a report released today by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, veterans comprise about 26% of the homeless population in the United States although they account for only 11% of the... more
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Amygdala Abnormalities Linked to Violent Aggression |
| Thursday, November 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Patients struggling with uncontrolled aggressive urges often appear irrational and frightening to the victims of their impulsive rages as well as anyone who happens to witness them in action. Su... more
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Researchers Examine Social Interactions in Anorexia Nervosa |
| Thursday, November 08, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
When she attempted to examine some of the most fundamental problems in the treatment of anorexia nervosa, Dr. Nancy Zucker began to see patterns of behavior that were ripe for study. Specifically, Dr.... more
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Kids at Risk for Depression Respond Differently to Emotional Cues |
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Children whose parents have experienced periods of major depression are several times as likely to suffer from the condition themselves at some point in their lives, and new research supports th... more
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Cigarette Taxes, Antidepressants Could Help Teens Quit |
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Adolesence
The vast majority of smokers start young, at least partially becausethey're less likely to heed or carefully consider the dire warningsprinted on every pack of cigarettes and reinforced by parents, te... more
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Cigarette Taxes, Antidepressants Could Help Teens Quit |
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The vast majority of smokers start young, at least partially because they're less likely to heed or carefully consider the dire warnings printed on every pack of cigarettes and reinforced by parents, ... more
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Mental Illness in Parents Linked to SIDS: Study |
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Scientists have long searched to discover the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), which is responsible for the majority of postneonatal deaths in developed countries. Although the specific r... more
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Detailed Brain Scans Show ADHD Impairment |
| Tuesday, November 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
PBS, a neutral forum by charter, has a page on its website for presenting the views of those who claim that ADHD is a fraudulent concept. They display an interview with Peter Breggin, who claims that:... more
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Depression Often Leads to Early Retirement, and in Turn Worse Depression |
| Monday, November 05, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Because work-related stress can fuel depression and depression can hinder our ability to function at work, making us unmotivated and unproductive, it is not surprising that some depressed workers view... more
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Competitive Sports Threaten Girls With Eating Disorders |
| Monday, November 05, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Despite the litany of health issues bettered by regular exercise, strenuous workouts may prove dangerous to patients affected by major eating disorders, especially when they take the form of intense a... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, November 05, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
We covered a number of important topics last week including: web-based depression treatment, suicide risks for soldiers, and concerns about the effects of casino gaming. Our Session Wrap-Up has a numb... more
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Rise of Asian Casinos Highlights Risks of Pathological Gambling |
| Monday, November 05, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Last week, we spoke about the merits and pitfalls of a plan to bring big casinos to Massachusetts. Governor Deval Patrick based his proposal on Canadian casinos that are obliged to spend a portion o... more
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Increasing Mortality Gap Associated with Schizophrenia |
| Friday, November 02, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
Scientists have long known that individuals with schizophrenia often die at an earlier age than people without schizophrenia. A new study published in the October issue of Archives of General Psycholo... more
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PTSD, Depression Sufferers Find Success with Web Based Treatment |
| Friday, November 02, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
An investigation undertaken by the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System and Boston University, and funded in large part by the NIMH, has found that an online self-treatment program was suc... more
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Apnea Treatment Alleviates Depression |
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Last week, we wrote about the way that sleep-deprivation can destabilize emotional control. Subjects prevented from sleeping exhibited more extreme amygdala activation when presented with frightening ... more
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Among Depressed Veterans, Young, White Men Most at Risk for Suicide |
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
As more soldiers return home from Iraq, researchers continue to study the problems that hinder veterans' lives after war. The largest and most comprehensive study of suicide among depres... more
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Alcohol Treatment Proves Less Effective for Minority Patients |
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Black and Hispanic Americans do not, as popular culture might imply, abuse alcohol at significantly higher rates than whites. But they do bear a disproportionate share of the health burdens crea... more
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MA Plan Would Allow Casinos, But Only if Counselors Come Too |
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Some people can enjoy gambling as entertainment, and they can vacation at or live near casinos with little compulsion to gamble; however, around 2% of the general population will at some point f... more
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Scientists Seek a Better Understanding of Fear |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
As Halloween night approaches, children and their parents prepare to walk the darkened streets as vampires, witches, and zombies. For some, however, situations that others view as commonplace, walking... more
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Comprehensive Study Measures Dementia Prevalence |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
A more complete national study into the prevalence of dementia has found that the disorder is roughly 30% more common than previously thought. While earlier estimates put the number at 2.9 million, th... more
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Clear Links Established Between Mental Illness, Heart Disease |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Evidence of clinical depression's insidious influence on our general well-being is widely available for all who care to investigate. Suicide is the most unfortunate embodiment of this trend, ... more
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Alzheimer's Decline Delayed but more Rapid for the Educated |
| Monday, October 29, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Earlier this month, a Finnish study in Neurology firmly established the link between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and education level. Compared to the lower education group, the medium education group... more
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