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Depression Treatment Shows Ability to Extend Life |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Depression can lower not only the quality of life, but the quantity of it as well. This has been hinted at before by studies on the life-saving effect of antidepressants on heart-attack recovery. In t... more
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Labeling Emotions Diminishes Their Influence |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
The common perception that verbalizing one's mental distresses will help a patient diminish and better understand his or her negative emotions is perhaps the central tenet of talk therapy. Brain... more
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Writers Offer Guidance to Untangling ADHD, Bipolar Disorder Diagnoses |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
Although it is typically thought of and discussed as a disorder that affects children, approximately 4.4% of adult Americans struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Because it c... more
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Anxious Parents Make Anxious Children |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Many parents worry that the genes they have passed on are the cause of their children's anxiety disorders. It is true that a study involving twin pairs found a heritability component in the develop... more
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Merit-Based Teacher Pay Programs Gaining Support |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Legal issues/rights
Teaching is, by most accounts, an exhausting, underpaid job; it can also be one of the most personally rewarding of professions. In a field where seniority and location are often the only pred... more
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The Alleged Risks of Psychotherapies |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
A column in the most recent edition of Newsweek addresses a sometimes-controversial topic in mental health circles: negative outcomes of psychotherapy. The subject is tackled by science writer Sharon ... more
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Genetics Open Door to More Effective Depression Treatment |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
An article appearing yesterday in the New York Times described the frustration that a physician feels for having to rely on trial-and-error to find the right depression treatment medication for each p... more
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A Life of Erotomania |
| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Our Stories
In an ongoing effort to present the experiences of those living with mental illness, we present an entry from a TOL member who sheds some light on her struggle with erotomania, an issue that... more
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Better Mental Health Services Needed on Campus |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
A joint committeecomprised of individuals from the Departments of Justice, Education,and Health and Human Services, who were called together by PresidentBush in response to the Spring's tragedy at Vi... more
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ADHD Meds' Effects Remain Uncertain |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The scientific community largely accepts the conclusion that children who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are, due to various neurological and social challenges endgendered ... more
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Article Highlights Anxiety Over Prescription Drug Abuse |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
As Dr. Nora Volkow writes on the NIDA web-page, prescription drug abuse has become a major problem in the United States. Nearly 50 million people have reported lifetime use of prescription drugs for... more
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Better Mental Health Services Needed on Campus |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
A joint committee comprised of individuals from the Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services, who were called together by President Bush in response to the Spring's trage... more
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Possible Link Between Parasite and Schizophrenia |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
Making a diagnosis of schizophrenia can be very difficult. There is no definitive laboratory test and little agreement on the root cause of the dibilitating disorder. Now, two new studies in the journ... more
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Schools Turn to Meditation for Increased Focus, Anxiety Reduction |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Many would not expect the practices of mindfulness and meditation to serve a comfortable role outside a local gym class or specialty studio. But in increasing numbers, schools both public and ... more
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Re-Analysis Finds Higher Rates of Crystal Meth Use |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
A new analysis of data collected in the 2002 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health reveals that abuse of crystal meth is significantly higher than previously reported. Of the 14,322 respo... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Much of the health related news last week centered around new developments announced as part of Sleep 2007, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Last week we brought you ... more
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Depression Hinders Obesity Surgery Results |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A new study has found that extremely obese patients suffering from depression often lose less weight than those who are more mentally fit, following gastric bypass obesity surgery.According to coordin... more
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Dreams and Gender |
| Friday, June 15, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Contrary to the popular belief that mens' minds are far more focused on sex than womens', a study conducted by Dr. Antonio Zadra PhD, a researcher at the University of Montreal, found that 8 percent o... more
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Stress Is A Laughing Matter |
| Friday, June 15, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
The next time you are ready to blow a gasket from pent up stress and anger, perhaps all you need is a hardy laugh. According to Susan Gayle, Certified Hypnotist and Founder of the New Behavior I... more
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Army to Expand Mental Health Services |
| Friday, June 15, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Confusion regarding the psychological damage wrought on some by military service and combat experience is hardly new: nineteenth-century officals called it "nostaliga" and treated it with music and e... more
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Insomnia Linked to Suicide |
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Staying up all night isn’t much fun the next morning. Over the long run, sleep-debt can charge high interest on everything from memory to mood. Through diligent work, researchers have been abl... more
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Legal Actions Aim to Temper Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids |
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
In the face of pending legal challenges,some of the biggest offenders in the kids' junk food promotion markethave made promises to cut back on these ads and offer the children whobuy their products ... more
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Legal Actions Temper Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids |
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
In the face of pending legal challenges, some of the biggest offenders in the kids' junk food promotion market have made promises to cut back on these ads and offer the children who buy their pro... more
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Update: FDA Advisers Reject Anti-Obesity Drug |
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
In an update of Tuesday's report on supposed links between the pending pharmaceutical fat-fighter Zimulti (generic name rimonabant) and depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation, the FDA's advi... more
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Perspectives on Autism "Epidemic" |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
As we've previously reported here as well as on our sister site, The Psychology of Education, the medical world and the general population have become increasingly aware of autism spectrum... more
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