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Senator Looks to Help Others by Sharing His Experience with Suicide |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
Three years after his son’s suicide at 21, Senator Gordon H. Smith (R-Oregon) has published a book and co-sponsored Congressional legislation with the ultimate goal of helping to prevent suc... more
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Battling PTSD in the Wake of Disaster |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
September 11th was, in many ways, a moment like any before in the history of the U.S. Because of this, there were many issues that were not understood in terms of dealing with the tragedy.... more
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Alcohol Industry Profits Widely from Underage Drinking |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
The volume of alcohol sales to minors is much greater than previously estimated, a new study reports. Researchers at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia ... more
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Alcohol Industry Profits Widely from Underage Drinking |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The volume of alcohol sales to minors is much greater than previously estimated, a new study reports. Researchers at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia ... more
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Suspicious Accident Blamed on Sleeping Pills |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
There's been a lot of discussion lately about the need to "clean up Washington," well, last night may have provided exhibit A. Sometime around 2:45am Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D - R.I.) was involved ... more
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Feeling the Heat, Soda Manufacturers Pull Products from Schools |
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
Push looks like it is finally coming to shove and under intense pressure from many angles, soda manufacturers are voluntarily pulling their sugary, calorie laden drinks from schools nationwide, the Wa... more
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Feeling the Heat, Soda Manufacturers Pull Products from Schools |
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Push looks like it is finally coming to shove and under intense pressure from many angles, soda manufacturers are voluntarily pulling their sugary, calorie laden drinks from schools nationwide, the Wa... more
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Boomers Struggle With Drug Addiction |
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The cover of the most recent Psychiatric Times prominently declares: "Drug Abuse Hitting Middle-aged More Than Gen-Xers." The article dives in from the get go:Drug abusers today are more likely to be... more
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Grand Rounds is Up |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
This week's Grand Rounds has been posted at Polite Dissent. The host, Scott, somehow manages to combine medicine, politics and comics, and he does so without making it seem unusual or out of place. ... more
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Some Interesting Info on Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
There have been a couple of interesting items to float through cyberspace recently that relate to autism and autism spectrum disorder. On the heals of Autism Awareness Month, there has been some real... more
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VA Receiving More Positive Marks |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
A recent Akron Beacon Journal article highlights the positive steps that the Veterans Administration has taken to ameliorate many of the mental health issues involved with returning from active duty. ... more
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VA Receiving More Positive Marks |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Adjusting Stateside
A recent Akron Beacon Journal article highlights the positive steps that the Veterans Administration has taken to ameliorate many of the mental health issues involved with returning from active duty. ... more
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Cyber-Cheating, Etc. |
| Monday, May 01, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
As long as there have been relationships there has been infidelity. Over time, the shape that infidelity has taken has changed and evolved. Recently, much of this evolution has come in the form of... more
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Self-Harm Websites May Have Adverse Effects |
| Monday, May 01, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Self-injury among young people is hardly a new phenomenon. It often serves as a responsive method of suppressing emotional turmoil, and clinicians estimate that as many as two millio... more
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New Scientist article on Obesity:Fatter America? |
| Saturday, April 29, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
US states grossly underestimate levels of obesityRoxanne KhamsiWidespread wishful thinking has left some US states with gross underestimates of their obesity rates, a new study suggests. ... more
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Technology Takes Grieving Online |
| Friday, April 28, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
We have spent a fair amount of time discussing the unexpected negative issues involved with social networking sites like Myspace.com or Xanga.com. But as yesterday's NYT reports there are also unexpe... more
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Loss and Grieving |
| Thursday, April 27, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
Loss of a spouse has traditionally been considered a devastating event. New studies have shown that it may not be as terrible to cope with as originally thought. A recent study actually shows some v... more
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Better Mental Health Tied to Satisfaction with Sexual Activity |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
New research that appears in this month's Obstetrics & Gynecology explores a topic that is rarely talked about: sexaul activity and function of middle-aged and older women. A team led by Dr. Ilana B.... more
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The New Miracle Drug is upon us!!!! |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
Thanks for the post Anonymous!Much like Prozac was heralded as the new miracle drug we now have Provigil. The previous article highlights what we here at Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments h... more
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Grand Rounds! |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
This week's edition of Grand Rounds is up over at the Health Business Blog. Dave did a great job in choosing some of his "Faves," so make sure you don't miss it. ... more
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Smoking Ban Coming to Everywhere, USA |
| Monday, April 24, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
This AP lede says it all: LUVERNE, Ala. - If New York City can ban smoking in bars and restaurants, why not the town of Luverne?The story details how smoking bans have moved out of the realm of high p... more
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Study Shows Kids Back Abusing Inhalants |
| Monday, April 24, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
A little while back we wrote of the re-emergence of inhalants in the news. Today, the Partnership for a Drug Free America reports that a new national survey found that 1 in 5 teenagers have abused in... more
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Challenges in the treatment of PTSD |
| Saturday, April 22, 2006 By Dr. William Hapworth |
Category: Trauma/PTSD
A recent article in the American Journal of Psychiatry highlights the issues that need addressing in the treatment of PTSD with Vets returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq. The article by Ma... more
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PTSD and the Challenges of Treatment |
| Saturday, April 22, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Stress
A recent article in the American Journal of Psychiatry highlights the issues that need addressing in the treatment of PTSD with Vets returning home from Afgha... more
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Meth Prisons Aim to Fix Recidivism Problem |
| Friday, April 21, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Newsweek reported this week on a new trend in corrections that has me cautiously optimistic for the first time in a while about the fight against methamphetamine. The concept is to build small prison... more
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