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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, October 08, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Several important mental health stories broke last week, including more information on work and depression, care for veterans, and cigarette use. Several others stories made news across the web though... more
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Early Results Show Improved Stress Response for at Risk Youth |
| Friday, October 05, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Parenting
Lead by Dr. Laurie Miller Brotman, a team of researchers from the NYU Child Study Center has found that targeting pre-adolescent youths at risk for developing antisocial behaviors can improve their ph... more
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Anorexia Follows Intoxication, Addiction Model |
| Thursday, October 04, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Recent studies citing a similarity between the neural pleasure mechanisms stimulated by both compulsive starvation and the popular club drug ecstasy further the tendency to classify anorexia as ... more
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Job Stress Correlates With Depression Risk, Study Finds |
| Thursday, October 04, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Following in the wake of last week's NIMH report regarding work and depression, a new study set to appear in next month's American Journal of Public Health digs deeper into the question of employment ... more
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Types of Depression Linked to Event not Personality |
| Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Depression has a wide variety of possible symptoms: sadness (of course), anhedonia (the inability to enjoy previously pleasurable activities), appetite change, guilt, fatigue, hypersomnia, and more. N... more
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Medication Guide Useful for the Parents of ADHD Kids |
| Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
In the face of fearful debate and long-standing rumors stoked by a February FDA report on the potential psychiatric and cardiovascular side-effects of ADHD stimulant medications, a newly publi... more
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Beware the Illusory Relaxation of Cigarettes |
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
There are a lot of beliefs about what tempts youths to try smoking—rebellion, thrill-seeking, advertising, emotional problems, etc.— and many studies have supported the idea that one or more of these ... more
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Combination of Medication and Therapy Works Best for Teens |
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A longitudinal study of adolescents suffering from Major Depressive Disorder has revealed, unsurprisingly, that a combined course of medication and talk therapy is the most successful approach to ... more
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Panic Attacks a Risk Factor for Heart Attacks |
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Someone experiencing chest pains, shortness of breath, a racing pulse, and terrifying anxiety may believe they are having a heart attack, but these are also the symptoms of a panic attack. Panic attac... more
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Parents With Cancer Can Lead to PTSD Symptoms in Teens |
| Monday, October 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Living through serious cases of cancer has been known to facilitate the development of post-traumatic stress disorder—a trend that very nicely fits the condition's definition as cancer produces both ... more
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Better Mental Health Services for Soldiers a Slow Processs |
| Monday, October 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Many soldiers stationed in Iraq or returning home from Iraq will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while others will struggle with substance abuse problems or cope with the lasting effe... more
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Potential Genetic Basis for Suicidal Ideation, SSRI Link Identified |
| Monday, October 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Suicide rates rose after the FDA slapped blackbox warnings on antidepressants. For months, evidence has been piling up that Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) should not be blamed for sui... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, October 01, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
We’ve been hard at work on some surprises that should be just around the corner, and so we haven’t been able to cover all the news that we’d like to. While we did mention a number of important stories... more
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Choice of Alcoholic Beverage Plays No Role in Increased Risk of Breast Cancer |
| Friday, September 28, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
Heavy drinking, that is the consumption of 3 drinks a day or more, contributes the same risk as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day to a woman's likelihood of getting breast cancer, this according to a... more
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New Alzheimer's Detection Technique Focuses on Fau |
| Thursday, September 27, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
There is as yet no test that can conclusively diagnose Alzheimer's in a living patient. Brain scans can detect atrophy, like enlarged ventricles and sulci, that often occurs in the later stages of A... more
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NIMH Study Recommends Employers Provide Depression Treatment Services |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
A team of researchers from the National Institute of Mental Illness performed a comprehensive experiment and has concluded that companies would do well to invest in mental health services for employee... more
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Mental Health Status, ICU Treatment Linked to PTSD |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Experiencing a traumatic event may require a trip to the Intensive Care Unit, but a new study indicates that going to the ICU can be a traumatizing experience in itself, especially for individuals alr... more
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Risperidone Approved for Schizophrenia in Children |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
The FDA has approved Risperidone to treat children for schizophrenia and the manic episodes of bipolar disorder. This is a momentous decision, because Risperidone will be the first atypical antipsycho... more
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Family Dinner Does Indeed Make a Difference |
| Monday, September 24, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
The homely parental maxim insisting that children who eat dinner with mom and dad are less likely to get themselves into trouble elsewhere may, in fact, be true. A new study conducted by Columbia Univ... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, September 24, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Adults with ADHD, suicidal senior citizens, and college counseling centers were just some of the areas in need of attention that we highlighted last week. While examining those problems, we did miss a... more
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Soldiers Brains to be Tested Before War |
| Friday, September 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Grenades and land-mines threaten American soldiers every day that they serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have extensively covered the trauma that stress can wreck on these soldiers, but there is a... more
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Effects Of Drug Use Gave Insight Into Parkinson's |
| Friday, September 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
Every year, about 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a chronic and progressive disorder that cannot be cured. Its symptoms eventually become so severe that individuals suffering ... more
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College Treatment Centers Face Increasing Demands, Restrictive Budgets |
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
If there has been one positive outcome from the horrific tragedy at Virginia Tech, it is the increased awareness that mental health conditions have an impact on campuses across the country. In a soc... more
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Seeking A More Accurate Portrait of American Drug Use |
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The task of measuring illicit drug use and abuse in the United States (not to mention the rest of the world) presents a near-intractible problem: how can we arrive at concrete numbers in the... more
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College Counseling Centers Face Increased Demand, Smaller Budgets |
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
If there has been one positive outcome from the horrific tragedy at Virginia Tech, it is the increased awareness that mental health conditions have an impact on campuses across the country. In a soc... more
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