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APA President Offers Some Advice for Beating Seasonal Stress, Depression |
| Friday, November 10, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
In a press release from the American Psychological Association, the group's president answers a number of questions about seasonal and holiday stress and the mild to more severe feelings of depression... more
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Just Because They're Ignored, Doesn't Mean Katrina's Mental Health Woes Will Disappear |
| Thursday, November 09, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
We've been writing about the mental health problems facing the areas devasted by Hurricane Katrina since they've become an issue. And although there has been a steady stream of stories, like today's A... more
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Serotonin Could Have Role to Play in Cycle of Abuse |
| Wednesday, November 08, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Reuters reported last week that researchers working with monkeys have gained new insight into what may be responsible for the cycle of abuse created when those who were abused as children in turn abus... more
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Affects Millions |
| Wednesday, November 08, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Far from being a convenient excuse for hypochondriacs to avoid responsibility, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a legitimate disease challenging millions of Americans every day, and the majority of tho... more
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More Autistic Students Sharing in the College Experience |
| Monday, November 06, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
At first glance it might seem illogical for students with even mildcases of autism to become involved in higher education - the popularbelief is that they simply lack the mental and social capacity fo... more
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More Autistic Students Sharing in the College Experience |
| Monday, November 06, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
At first glance it might seem illogical for students with even mild cases of autism to become involved in higher education - the popular belief is that they simply lack the mental and social... more
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Big Surprise: Tobacco Industry's Anti-Smoking Ads Don't Work |
| Friday, November 03, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Adolesence
In a painfully obvious "revelation" that only further confirms the deadly negligence of the tobacco industry, a new study published inthe American Journal of Public Health reports that, rather thandis... more
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Big Surprise: Tobacco Industry's Anti-Smoking Ads Don't Work |
| Friday, November 03, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In a painfully obvious "revelation" that only further confirms the deadly negligence of the tobacco industry, a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health reports that, rather than... more
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Patients Should Consider Multiple Antidepressants |
| Friday, November 03, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Patients who sense no relief from prescribed antidepressants need to be patient and consider trying alternate meds even as their chances of success decrease, according to a wide-scale federal st... more
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Study of Rural Women Reveals Negative Impact of Divorce |
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
We often associate strong marriages with positive health outcomes in men, but new research shows that a divorce can be just as damaging to the health of a woman. Researchers at Iowa State Univer... more
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Chief Who Took Stand on Obesity Ends up Getting Trimmed |
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
The police chief of a Florida community was forced to resign after he sent an email to his 80-person force asking his officers to take stock of their weight and get in shape. His email's subject line ... more
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Suicide, Suicidal Ideation Bigger Issue for Blacks Than Previously Thought |
| Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Black men and women have long been viewed as less likely to attempt suicide because of popularly held misconceptions about how the black community viewed the act. Research in this week's Journal of th... more
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Katrina Leaves Families Scattered, Students Disconnected |
| Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
The process of rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina has been a long and intensely painful one, particularly for students whose lives were severely disrupted by the tragedy. L... more
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College Grants Decline as Tuitions Increase |
| Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
In a development that can only lead to more financial difficulty for low-income students, the College Board announced last week that total funding for Pell Grants, as well as average benefits pe... more
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Mind Hacks Examines the Disparity in US and UK Psychiatric Casaulties in Iraq |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
Dr. Vaughn Bell, one of the primary contributors at one of our favorite health blogs, Mind Hacks, had a great post up yesterday that looked at the large disparity in percentages of UK soldiers who rep... more
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Depression, Antidepressants Linked to Bone Loss |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Two recent studies have connected depression to loss of bone mass, and have shown that antidepressants may help even those who are not suffering from depression to strengthen their bones. Last week, r... more
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Do Halloween Psychos Marginalize Mental Illness? |
| Monday, October 30, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Our society fosters some unquestionably negative stereotypes regarding the mentally ill. But do the slasher films and "psycho" Halloween costumes that have entertained kids for years actually disc... more
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New Rules Further the Same-Sex School Debate |
| Monday, October 30, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Legal issues/rights
A federal ruling issued on October 24 aims to make the same-sex education option more readily available to American public school students. In 1972, Congress passed the Title IX amendment outl... more
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PTSD, Depression Onset Latency in Injured Soldiers Studied |
| Monday, October 30, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Mood Changes (anxiety, depression, etc.)
Researchers working at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland, have completed work on a new study that looks at the prevalence and nature of depression and PTSD in soldiers who have b... more
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Researchers Push For Healthy Video Games |
| Friday, October 27, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
The concept of a video game enticing children to exercise, eat more vegetables and adhere strictly to medical regimens strikes many as far-fetched, but an increasing number of developers are desig... more
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PTSD, Depression Onset Latency in Injured Soldiers Studied |
| Thursday, October 26, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
Researchers working at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland, have completed work on a new study that looks at the prevalence and nature of depression and PTSD in soldiers who have b... more
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Many Suffer From Antidepressant Withdrawal |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Medication Info
An article in the current issue of Primary Psychiatry magazine tackles a problem that faces a distressing number of medicated patients: antidepressant discontinuation syndrome. Though these medicati... more
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Schizophrenia Drug Receives FDA Approval for Bipolar Disorder Treatment |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
The FDA has given approval for AstraZeneca to market it's popular anti-psychotic medication Seroquel as a single pill treatment for bipolar disorder. Seroquel was previously prescribed for the acute m... more
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A Child's Mental Illness Affects the Whole Family |
| Monday, October 23, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Special Needs
In a powerful story from this weekend's New York Times, writer Pam Belluck tells the story of the Abaspour family. The youngest of the family's two daughters, Haley, 10, has been afflicted with a wide... more
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A Child's Mental Illness Affects the Whole Family |
| Monday, October 23, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
In a powerful story from this weekend's New York Times, writer Pam Belluck tells the story of the Abaspour family. The youngest of the family's two daughters, Haley, 10, has been afflicted with a wide... more
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