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Brain activation differences in PTSD |
| Monday, February 06, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Stress
The understanding of the clinical syndrome we know today as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been a work in progress since the Civil War. A study published by J.M. DaCosta M.D. described in... more
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Your Child’s Mental Health: Building Self-Esteem in Children |
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
Most parents have heard that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" and it's especially true with self-esteem in children. All children need love and appreciation and thrive on positive att... more
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Depression Treatments and Sexual Dysfunction |
| Saturday, February 04, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
The incidence of sexual dysfuntion in patients treated for depression is a major cause of discontinuance of antidepressants. Depression is also a notorious cause for decrea... more
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Start Instilling Healthy Attitudes at a Young Age for a Lifetime of Well Being |
| Friday, February 03, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
Recently, we at TOL Education had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Jenny Isaacs, who holds a doctorate in child clinical psychology and lectures as a Professor at Yeshiva University.In the clip be... more
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Kids are Inundated with Images of Smoking |
| Friday, February 03, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Adolesence
A report in the journal Pediatrics studied smoking in cinema and its relationship to the habit in children 10-14 years of age. Ten percent of this group smoked; the number is put at about 22% in... more
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Hardgainers Fighting the Hard Fight |
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
I couldn't help but smirk at this story from today's New York Times. In it writer Stephanie Cooperman looks at the struggles of an often overlooked group of weight challenged folks: the ch... more
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The Psychological Motivations Behind Suicide and Suicidal Ideation |
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 By Dr. William Hapworth |
Category: Mood Changes (anxiety, depression, etc.)
In this clip, our second on The Military Mind, I speak about some of the issues and treatments in play for the question of suicide and suicidal ideation. I do not intend to discuss the studies ab... more
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Celebrities Battle Mental Health Problems |
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
Although often times we don't hear about it, individuals in the public eye experience mental health problems like everyone else. Recently, two former child stars spoke out separately about... more
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Celebrities Battle Mental Health Problems |
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
Although often times we don't hear about it, individuals in the public eye experience mental health problems like everyone else. Recently, two former child stars spoke out separately about the p... more
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What is stress? |
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 By |
Category: College Life
What is stress? Well, it is simply a reaction to situations, events, or people. Although we tend to view it as a bad thing, having some stress in your life is actually natural and good.&nb... more
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Tragedy Upon Return |
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 By Dr. William Hapworth |
Category: Adjusting Stateside
The battlefield can have a very dramatic effect on soldiers serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Stresses of battling an often unseen or unknown enemy compound the mental strain of maneuvering in an ... more
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Psychological Motivations for Suicide and Suicidal |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Our Psychology
I'm very happy to present our first ever vlog post, here at TOL Education. In this clip Dr. William Hapworth speaks about some of the issues and treatments in play for the question of suicide ... more
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The Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Mood Changes (anxiety, depression, etc.)
In this vlog entry Dr. Jenny Isaacs, who recently sat down with us at The Military Mind, discusses the association between exercise and better sleep patterns, elevated moods and self-image as w... more
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Researchers Encouraged by New Bipolar Disorder Study |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
At Yale a team of doctors has used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure brain changes over time in sufferers of bipolar disorder (BPD). Our emotions are regulated in a part of the... more
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New Information on Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Medication Info
Last week the Food and Drug Administration approved new labeling for Elidel Cream, a Novartis product often used to treat eczema.From the FDA News Release:"The labeling will be updated with a b... more
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Great Piece on PTSD and the Armed Forces |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 By Dr. William Hapworth |
Category: Adjusting Stateside
The January issue of Psychiatric Times has one of the mostcomprehensive and inclusive pieces that I've seen on the challengesthat we will face as a country in helping our soldiers deal withreturning t... more
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Children of Veterans and Adults with PTSD |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: For Families
Researchers have recently examined the impact of veterans' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms on family relationships, and on children of veterans in particular. Family members of i... more
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Personality Traits that act as Predictors for the development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 By Dr. William Hapworth |
Category: Trauma/PTSD
PTSD is a real phenomenon that emanates from normal/abnormal human experience. In fact, I can't walk out on the streets of New York on a sunny, crystal clear, blue skyed day without flashing o... more
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Great Piece on PTSD and the Armed Forces |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
The January issue of Psychiatric Times has one of the most comprehensive and inclusive pieces that I've seen on the challenges that we will face as a country in helping our soldiers deal with return... more
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Study Provides More Info on Childhood Obesity |
| Monday, January 30, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
A study published in the December issue of Pediatrics examines "The Dynamics of Early Childhood Overweight." The conclusions show that children of mothers who were overweight prior to pregnancy ... more
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"The Myth of the Bad Kid" |
| Sunday, January 29, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: For Families
Six-year-old Jimmy is having trouble in school. As a first grader,he already has a reputation among the teachers as a "bad kid." Hespends most of his school day sitting in the corner or the principal'... more
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Traumatic Stress in Female Veterans |
| Saturday, January 28, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: For Women
During and after the Vietnam War, mental-health professionals andbehavioral scientists began to notice adjustment problems in someveterans returning from Southeast Asia. At first, these problems werec... more
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Fight Against Opiod Addiction has Another Weapon |
| Friday, January 27, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
This past Monday, USA Today ran an article entitled, "New drug treats the new face of addiction." Detailing the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opiod addiction, in the for... more
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Fight Against Opiod Addiction has Another Weapon |
| Friday, January 27, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Addiction
This past Monday, USA Today ran an article entitled, "New drug treats the new face of addiction." Detailing the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opiod addiction,in the form ... more
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When Gambling Breaks the Bank |
| Friday, January 27, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
For anyone who hasn't seen this story out of Lehigh, Pennsylvania, it's been a sad spectacle since last month. December 9th, 2005, the president of Lehigh University's class of 2008, Greg Hogan,... more
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