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The Edge of China's Mental Health |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 By whapworthjr |
Category: Depression
The Edge of China's Mental Health Five of the ten leading causes of disability worldwide -- major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, substance abuse and obsessive-compulsive disorders --... more
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New Technology for Diabetes Treatment |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
This post is a couple of days old, but the information is great. Diabetes Mine is a blog focusing on issues of diabetes and in her Nov. 7th post the blogger details some of the developments in di... more
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Keys to a Happier Life... in Slough |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
For any fan of the British TV series The Office, now a popular show onNBC, the name Slough sounds like a death knell. The dreary, dullBritish town served as the setting for the often torturous s... more
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New Medicare Bill Would Help |
| Monday, November 14, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
A new bill that would expand Medicare coverage for mental health services has received opposition from an unlikely place: the American Psychiatric Association. Senator Craig Thomas, a Republican ... more
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Sleep Shown to Effect School Performance |
| Monday, November 14, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
A new studyby researchers in Springfield, MO, looked at the correlation betweenschool performance and sleep in elementary school children. It islittle surprise that the study found that students... more
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Health Insurers and Employers look to HSA's and CDHC as alternative to Conventional Health Plans. Stress Coming for employees? |
| Sunday, November 13, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Our Psychology
Alphabet soup stress is the least of what we will all be facing as the industrial complex struggles to reign in health care costs that they no longer want to pay for. The most recent corporate compl... more
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Genetic explanation for psychotic persecutory delusions. |
| Saturday, November 12, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
The mapping of the Human Genome is beginning to define the origins of genetic abnormalities that cause mental illness. A recent article in the American Journal of Psychiatry ... more
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National Alzheimers Awareness Month! |
| Friday, November 11, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
November is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month in the United States. We should all try to help those who suffer from this debilitating disease! An interesting study published... more
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Help your Parents and Grandparents deal with the stress of the new Medicare Prescription Plan!!! |
| Friday, November 11, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Our Psychology
The complex issues involved in making good decisions regarding theenrollment in the new Medicare Prescription Plan requires familymembers to consult with their elderly parents and grandparents toassur... more
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Attention Lapses May Point to Alzheimer's |
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
According to research out of St. Louis' Washington University, attention lapses may be an early sign of the onset of Alzheimer's."Our results provide evidence that breakdowns in attention produce a cl... more
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Missed Depression Cues Can Cause Increased Pain for Many Men |
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
To say there are differences between men and women is, by this point, atrope not worth repeating. But when it comes to diagnosingdepression, often times the differences in symptoms can be a barr... more
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Stress, Deprivation and Exposure Lead to Binges |
| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Two groups of researchers recently published their findingsfrom studies on binge eating. The first group examined foodintake in relationship to the tastiness of food and satiety. Theyf... more
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Beating Addiction, for Movie Stars |
| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Upon her recent departure from rehab, Kate Moss was given a Native American addiction mirror by friend Johnny Depp.While tradition holds that using the mirror helps the addict face herfears and move o... more
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Kids are Inundated with Images of Smoking |
| Monday, November 07, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
A new report in the journal Pediatricsstudied smoking in cinema and its relationship to the habit in children10-14 years of age. Ten percent of this group smoked; the numberis put at about 22% i... more
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Mario Will Do More Than Make Your Thumbs Sore |
| Monday, November 07, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
From Wired: Everyone knows video games have a powerful purchase on our intellects. But what about our hearts and souls? New market research indicates that video game players are experiencingemo... more
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Drug Addiction Destroys More Than the Lives of Users |
| Monday, November 07, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Crystal meth has been all over the news recently for the devastation itcauses for those addicted to the powerful stimulant. This story out of Little Rock, AK, however, illustrates the consequenc... more
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Flophouses, the NYC Men's Shelter and Insanity |
| Monday, November 07, 2005 By mhardingjr |
Category: Our Stories
To my TOL friends:and others: Today is overcast and misty. I live on the 28th floor of a highrise of many high rises in a part of NYC that is an hour and a halffrom midtown a... more
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Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder |
| Friday, November 04, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
Some statistics from a study on the epidemiology of MDD in October's Archives of General Psychiatry: (study conducted in 2001-2) 5.28% of adults experienced MDD in the previous year. 13.23% experie... more
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Internet Can Help Isolated Depression Sufferers Find Relief |
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Researchers in Sweden worked with sufferers of mild to moderatedepression, living in remote northern areas. Their conclusion:"[The] outcome with internet-based therapy resembles that in controll... more
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Link Suggested Between Depression and Colorectal Cancer |
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Women who suffer from depression are at an increased risk for colorectal cancer, Reuters reports. While more research will be necessary to further investigate the linkand examine causality, the s... more
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New Study Examines Risk Factors for Suicide Completion in Major Depression |
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
Major depression is a known risk factor for suicide, yet not all thosewith major depression commit suicide. Recent estimates of thelifetime mortality risk by suicide of those with major depressi... more
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A Step in the Right Direction for Depression Treatment |
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
As reported by the NY Times: Prompted in part by employers who cite depression as a frequent cause of absenteeism and low productivity, the big insurer Aetnaplans to announce today that it ... more
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Opioid Abuse a Major Problem for Adolescent |
| Wednesday, November 02, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Parenting
In the current issue of Archives of General Psychiatry Dr. Charles O'Brien discusses the startling rise of opioid use in adolescents. He mentions two factors for this: the relatively recent a... more
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November is American Diabetes Month |
| Wednesday, November 02, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
It is estimated that 7% of Americans are diabetic. Nearly 30% of them may not even be aware of the condition. To promotegreater awareness and increased testing, November has been namedAmerican ... more
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New Information Regarding Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
New researchhas shown that more traditional "talk therapy," not typically used intreating SAD, may be just as effective as light therapy that is usuallyused to treat the disorder. ... more
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