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Advanced Simulations Teach Empathy for Mentally Ill |
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Schizophrenia
There is a great deal of uncertainty, and even fear, that comes with confronting a person who is having a psychotic episode. For those that have never struggled with mental illness, the experience of ... more
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Depression Intervention Lowers Mortality Rates in Older Adults |
| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A study published sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and published in this month's Annals of Internal Medicine found that, among certain groups of older adults suffering from major d... more
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Brain Scan Can Help Predict Antidepressant Efficacy |
| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
One of the real challenges in treating depression can be finding the right prescription for each patient. Once a physician and client have decided that antidepressants will be useful in the treatment ... more
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College Drinking May Encourage Heart Disease |
| Monday, May 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In a press release that will likely fall on deaf ears on the ill effects of college drinking, the American Heart Association announced that young drinkers may induce the production of dangerous amou... more
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Army Beginning to Better Address Mental Health Issues |
| Monday, May 21, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
In the midst of the ongoing controversy over the inadequate care offered to returning soldiers by the American military comes a hopeful report on collaborative efforts to move their policies in the ... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, May 21, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
This week's Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments Session Wrap-Up includes some interesting new research about sex offenders and the toll of anxiety on heart patients. Also, be sure to check ou... more
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Investigating the Stigmas that Surround Mental Hea |
| Friday, May 18, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
We had the pleasure this week of sitting down with Dr. Sylvia Fogel, who serves as a clinical instructor of psychiatry at Columbia University and also works in private practice. As the lead author on ... more
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Office Treadmill Ready to Blend Work, Fitness |
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
In what must surely be one of the most anomalous responses to our ever-present fight with obesity, Minnesota's Mayo Clinic has announced the release of the "vertical workstation," a machine designed... more
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High School Grads Not Prepared for College Courses |
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Assessment & Evaluation
A disheartening study has revealed that, even when students take extra steps and courses supposedly designed to ready them for the college experience, a large portion are simply not proficient enoug... more
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Parental Drug Abuse Leads to Anxiety, Social Problems |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
One of the first large-scale studies attempting to chronicle the effects of parental drug abuse on children found that the kids in question were significantly more likely to suffer from anxiety, depre... more
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Simple Questions Can Predict Risky Teen Behavior |
| Monday, May 14, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Adolesence
Even the most trusting parents worry about the safetyand maturity of their children, particularly when they reach the age atwhich they're most likely to experiment with behaviors that could havelastin... more
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Eating Disorders Often Unexamined Among Boys, Minorities |
| Monday, May 14, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Because researchers often follow the common belief that the vast majority of eating disorder patients are white, teenage girls, their work has not properly considered the issue among the male and mi... more
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Simple Questions Can Predict Risky Teen Behavior |
| Monday, May 14, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Even the most trusting parents worry about the safety and maturity of their children, particularly when they reach the age at which they're most likely to experiment with behaviors that could have las... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, May 14, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Every week we come across a lot of stories and information. The juiciest, smartest and sometimes most scandalous get our full attention on a day to day basis, but there's still a good deal of news and... more
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Despite Recommendations, TV Now a Major Part of Children's Lives |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
A new survey on children's TV watching habits made headlines earlier this week by reporting that 40% of three-month-olds and 90% of two-year-olds watch television regularly. These statistics fly direc... more
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High School Dropout Rates Remain Problematic |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Assessment & Evaluation
In announcing the release of a new online database that will allow students and parents to peruse the high school graduation rates for districts across the country, First Lady Laura Bush and a gr... more
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Suicide Risk More Pronounced for Veterans |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 By Blog Master |
Category: Adjusting Stateside
In yet another report highlighting the unsatisfactory treatment of veterans with mental health issues, an internal review by Veteran's Affairs found that the risk of suicide is unacceptably hig... more
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Suicide Risk More Pronounced for Veterans |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
In yet another report highlighting the unsatisfactory treatment of veterans with mental health issues, an internal review by Veteran's Affairs found that the risk of suicide is unacceptably hig... more
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Troops Urged to Seek Help for Physical, Mental Injuries |
| Thursday, May 10, 2007 By Blog Master |
Category: Military Psychologists/Psychiatrists
Concern over the well-being of the thousands of troops currently serving in and returning from Iraq has become one of the public health sector's most pressing issues, with hospitals, practicioners a... more
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Troops Urged to Seek Help for Physical, Mental Injuries |
| Thursday, May 10, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Concern over the well-being of the thousands of troops currently serving in and returning from Iraq has become one of the public health sector's most pressing issues, with hospitals, practicioners a... more
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Despite Recommendations, TV Now a Major Part of Children's Lives |
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Parenting
A new survey on children's TV watching habits made headlines earlier this week by reporting that 40% of three-month-olds and 90% of two-year-olds watch television regularly. These statistics fly direc... more
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Psychopharmacology Continues to Weather the Controversy |
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
Antidepressants have attracted an exorbitant share of criticism and debate throughout their relatively brief history. In just over forty years, they've moved from being largely unplanned test agen... more
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Autistic Children and Their Siblings Have Trouble Reading Emotions |
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
Not only do autistic children often have trouble reading visual and emotional cues in conversation, but the social behaviors of their siblings may also be directly affected by the condition. Usi... more
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New Study: Kids More Resilient to Trauma |
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
Despite the fact that traumatic childhood events happen more frequently than many would guess, a relatively small number of those affected go on to develop full PTSD. From 1993 to 2000, researchers ... more
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New Study: Kids More Resilient to Trauma |
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Despite the fact that traumatic childhood events happen more frequently than many would guess, a relatively small number of those affected go on to develop full PTSD. From 1993 to 2000, researchers at... more
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