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Telemedicine Expands Therapists' Reach |
| Thursday, June 08, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
In today's New York Times U.S. section there is a profile of a psychiatrist named Dr. Sara Gibson. Like many psychiatrists around the country, Dr. Gibson sees many patients over the days and weeks. ... more
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More Parents Turn Toward Homeschooling |
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Classroom Issues
A recent New York Times article suggests that homeschooling is slowly changing from a fringe practice serving child actors and the intensely religious into a common educational alt... more
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Four Stories to Read This Morning |
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
There have been a flurry of news stories related to mental health in the last couple of days. These four, from the last two days, are all worth a read.Yesterday's New York Times reports that the numb... more
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Our Addictions Put a Pinch on the Pocketbook |
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
MSN.com has an interesting story in their "Today's Picks" section this afternoon. The folks at Bankrate, a content contributor to MSN, offers up the piece, "Are your vices killing your finances?" I... more
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Children of Depressed Parents at Mental Health Risk Through Adulthood |
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
It has long been understood that children of parents afflicted with depression are themselves at an increased risk for depression as well as anxiety disorders and drug abuse. But for the first time, ... more
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New Study Reveals More Self-Injury on Campus |
| Monday, June 05, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A new study published by Princeton and Cornell Universities reveals disturbing trends in the number of related incidents on college campuses. Precise statistical analysis may be impossible due to the ... more
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New Study Reveals More Self-Injury on Campus |
| Monday, June 05, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
Following on our earlier discussion here at Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments, a new study published by Princeton and Cornell Universities reveals disturbing trends in the number of related... more
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New, Deadly Drug Concoction Hits Streets |
| Monday, June 05, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
A new mix of heroin and the painkiller fentanyl has been leaving dead bodies in its wake. Major cities have felt the brunt of this wave, with Detroit experiencing 54 drug overdoses, likely from the m... more
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Powerful Editorial Makes Cogent Point |
| Monday, June 05, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
In today's New York Times, Cammie McGovern, author of Eye Contact (a novel whose synopsis sounds outstanding) has an op-ed piece that looks at the disturbing murders of three children afflicted with a... more
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Pediatric Grand Rounds, No. 4 |
| Sunday, June 04, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Hello, and welcome to the 4th edition of Pediatric Grand Rounds. Sunday is the perfect day to catch up on all the great blogging you missed throughout the week (and let’s be honest, Monday’s not too ... more
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FDA: Restaurants Have Role to Play in Sorting Out U.S. Obesity |
| Friday, June 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
As reported by CNN, the FDA has released the findings of an inquiry that the administration had commissioned to look into how Americans can fight the obesity epidemic while eating away from home. Com... more
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MST Offers New Treatment for Troubled Juveniles |
| Friday, June 02, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
Researchers report encouraging levels of success with a new form of home-based therapy aimed at removing detrimental elements from the family settings and social lives of violent, crime-prone kids. ... more
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MST Offers New Treatment for Troubled Juveniles |
| Friday, June 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Researchers report encouraging levels of success with a new form of home-based therapy aimed at removing detrimental elements from the family settings and social lives of violent, crime-prone kids. ... more
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Paying for Your Super-size Meal |
| Friday, June 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Super-sizing your meal at the drive through window is almost a no-brainer. For an extra 50 cents you can have a half gallon of soda and nearly twice as many delicious french fries. While the nationa... more
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Reality Corrupted |
| Thursday, June 01, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
There is some debate about where so-called "reality television" came from--one minute we were all happily enjoying quality fiction programs like "Cheers" and "Golden Girls" and the next minute we seem... more
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Spreading Good Cheer is a Lot Easier Than You Might Think |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Many times a well placed joke is enough to break through a bad day and make us smile. But as a story from the health section of yesterday's Washington Post points out, making someone smile really tak... more
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New Drug Approved for Smoking Cessation |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
May 31st is officially "World No Tobacco Day," and more than 44 million Americans still smoke cigarettes despite the fact that customers overwhelmingly understand their destructi... more
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Team's TV Study Points to Next Step |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
We've discussed television a couple of times over the last couple of months, from the consistently hot topic of on-screen violence to the actual effects of TV on a growing child. Today though, Yahoo!... more
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Team's TV Study Points to Next Step |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
We've discussed television a couple of times over the last couple of months, from the consistently hot topic of on-screen violence to the actual effects of TV on a growing child. Today though, Yahoo!... more
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U.S. Employees Increasingly Overworked |
| Friday, May 26, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A new statement by a Chicago firm specializing in workforce outplacement is only the latest to suggest that Americans need more time off. Though they are far more efficient than ... more
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Music's Health Effects Studied |
| Thursday, May 25, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
As published in the UK based Journal of Advanced Nursing, researchers working at Ohio's Case Western University have found that music can help patients deal with chronic pain and even depression. The... more
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Mental Illness Common Among U.S. Presidents |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Excessive stress would seem to be an accepted component of the world's most powerful job, but did founding father and Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson suffer from social phobia? Was... more
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Parents Fail to Recognize Obesity Problems in Their Own Children |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Pediatric researchers at Northwestern University have done work in a number of areas. Obesity issues in children have been a particular focus. A recent effort by Northwestern doctors is described on... more
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Grand Rounds! |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Grand Rounds hit the net today, via Parallel Universes, a blog written by a physician from the Phillipines. As usual, the collection is varied and outstanding. You can also find the 3rd edition of P... more
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Study Highlights Longterm Damage of Verbal Abuse |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
In a new study to be published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers at Florida State University have found that verbal abuse suffered during childhood can have profound effects that last... more
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