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Regular Rest Prevents Stressed-Out Heart |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
You've always heard that getting enough sleep is important for a productive and successful work day, but a new study suggests that sleep deprivation can put stress on your heart, raising your risk for... more
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New "Cheese Heroin" Threatens Youths |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
School counselors have long decried marijuana as a "gateway drug," but the effects of a new drug that has been cropping up in Texes schools may have even more frightening ramifications on future drug ... more
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Obesity Drug Linked to Anxiety, Suicidal Thoughts |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
In an unfortunate setback for promising developments in the pharmaceutical weight-loss research field, the FDA has issued a report linking a new, highly touted anti-obesity drug to psychiatric com... more
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Study Finds Patients Want A Name and a Handshake |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Primary Care Physicians
There are no second chances at first impressions, and according to new research the vast majority of patients prefer their physicians to greet them by name and shake their hand. However, although mo... more
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Suicide Risk Multiplies for Service Members |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 By Blog Master |
Category: Depression
Soldiers who've experienced the horrors of combat and lawlessness sureto accompany any lengthy military campaign are inevitably prone todepression, drug abuse and especially PTSD - this fact is welles... more
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Anger Can Spur Logical Thinking |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Despite the reputation as being a catalyst for disorder, a new study suggests that anger can actually be a productive force. According to research conducted by psychologists Wesley Moons and Diane Mac... more
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Suicide Risk Multiplies for Service Members |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Soldiers who've experienced the horrors of combat and lawlessness sure to accompany any lengthy military campaign are inevitably prone to depression, drug abuse and especially PTSD - this fact... more
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Stress May Increase Risk of Alzheimer's |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
We have covered quite a few of the harmful effects of stress, so this new one shouldn't be too much of a surprise. Prolonged stress can do everything from increase your chance of heart attack to paral... more
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Antidepressants Linked to Bone Loss |
| Monday, June 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
According to an article published in the Harvard Women's Health Watch, older women who take certain antidepressants are at a higher risk of developing osteoporosis than those who don't. Although... more
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Research Aims for New Approaches to Growing Alzheimer's Epidemic |
| Monday, June 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Professionals in the mental health field are currently at work in labratories across the world, developing predictive treatments and new entries in the heavily competitive Alzheimer's medicat... more
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Treatment Options, Coverage Limited for Military Servicemembers |
| Monday, June 11, 2007 By Blog Master |
Category: Adjusting Stateside
In the midst of a series of related stories regarding the insufficientattention paid to the mental health needs of those who've recentlyreturned from serving the United States overseas comes ano... more
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Treatment Options, Coverage Limited for Military Servicemembers |
| Monday, June 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
In the midst of a series of related stories regarding the insufficient attention paid to the mental health needs of those who've recently returned from serving the United States overseas comes... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, June 11, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
We covered a lot of ground this week here at Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments, including news on concussions and the NFL, new research on telepsychiatry, celebrity misbehavior and addicti... more
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Stress Helps Interrogators Spot Lies |
| Monday, June 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Interrogation and lie detection have been at the center of numerous editorials and news stories over the last several years. Many have debated the efficacy and viability of a number of options, but us... more
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ADHD Rates Found to be Similar Around the World |
| Friday, June 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Pay attention. Much of the ongoing debate surrounding ADHD has been about whether the disorder is in any way a socially constructed ailment. Dr. Guilherme Polancyk has just helped clarify the issue ... more
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APA, D.C. Court Pilot Program to Ease Divorce Disputes |
| Friday, June 08, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Parenting
Divorce proceedings can unfold in a variety of ways. Sometimes amicable separations are possible, but just as often things can become messy. Children represent parents' biggest emotional investment, s... more
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Mother, Developing Fetus Share Stress |
| Friday, June 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Before emerging into the world, a developing fetus shares everything with its mother. Now, according to research published in the May edition of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology that includes s... more
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Celebrity Misbehavior Highlights Addiction Epidemic |
| Friday, June 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Our response to the public embarrassments enveloping celebutantes like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan may be a collective snort, but we should not dismiss their troubles as merely a ... more
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Lost Weight Often Stays Lost |
| Thursday, June 07, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
The CDC website introduces the issue of obesity with some sobering statistics: the prevalence of obesity in American adults increased from 15% to 32.9% in the three decades before the 2003 NHANES su... more
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Group Finds Room for Improvement on Mental Health Stigmas |
| Thursday, June 07, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
A decade long study, reveals that although Americans are more knowledgeable about serious mental illnesses, public understanding and comfort with mental disorders still take a back-seat to illnesses l... more
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Stronger Link Drawn Between Hypothyroidism, Depression |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Scientists have long known of a comorbid relationship between depression and dysfunctions of the thyroid, an endocrine gland in the neck that's responsible for the regulation of bodily functions... more
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Telepsychiatry Proves Cost Efficient and Effective |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Earlier this week, we highlighted two groups who continue to be underserved in the area of mental health services: rural residents and returning veterans and their families. The former has received le... more
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Get Ahead of Summer Stress |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
With the dog days of summer quickly approaching, waiting on long lines to board your favorite thrill ride or sitting in interminable beach traffic might not seem like much of a problem, but these smal... more
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Ecstasy Use Impairs Verbal Memory |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry contains a study that helps clarify the damage done to the brain by ecstasy. Dr. Thelma Schilt, from the Academic Medical Center of the University of A... more
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UPDATED: Students Display Tentative Improvement in Reading, Math Scores |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Assessment & Evaluation
In a major study that has already begun to generate conversation largely divided along political lines, American students appear to have scored slightly higher on standardized tests for re... more
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