In mental health circles there is discussion and research on depression and anxiety. For years, clinicians have attempted to find ways to alleviate thought disorders in a way that doesn’t bring include noxious side effects.
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November 12, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
For Matthew Heneghan, author of the newly released memoir, A Medic’s Mind, writing became a way of letting the poison out. “I was not gifted with a natural ability to write,” Heneghan told us. “I merely endured the experiences required to give my soul the time it needed to learn how to cry. What you see on paper or page are not letters and phrases from me...they’re tear drops.”
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November 11, 2019
by Kimberly Lucey
When a person has a medical emergency, they know if they call 9-1-1, they'll get connected quickly to the help they need. Now, lawmakers want to make it easier for people to reach help in the case of a mental health emergency, proposing a similar three-digit hotline.
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November 5, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
A recent study published in the Journal of Early Intervention looked at the feasibility and effectiveness of Responsive Teaching (RT) with Saudi Arabian mothers and their children diagnosed with autism. RT is a relationship-based early intervention curriculum that was developed by study author, Gerald Mahoney.
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November 1, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
In a recent survey of 27,715 transgender adults in JAMA Psychiatry, gender identity conversion efforts (GICE) were associated with higher odds of attempted suicide and severe psychological distress. Many jurisdictions ban this practice and several professional organizations oppose it because they recognize the adverse mental health outcomes seen in those who experienced these efforts.
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October 31, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
Critics argue teens spend too much time staring at screens, and that this is responsible for a rise in rates of depression and anxiety in teenagers.
But researchers from Brigham Young University have found that might not be true.
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October 29, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
A new study, titled, Associations between parenting stress, parent mental health and child sleep problems for children with ADHD and ASD, looked at whether sleep problems experienced by children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were connected to parenting stress. About one in 59 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with ASD and like ADHD, and it’s more common in boys than girls, about four times more common. One in 37 boys and one in 151 girls were diagnosed with ASD in 2018.
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October 26, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
At a high school in Portland, a student brought a gun to school.
Authorities say the 19-year-old was in the midst of a mental health crisis when he walked in to a classroom with a loaded shotgun.
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October 22, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
Bipolar disorder is a neuroprogressive illness and early detection is vital. One of the most potent triggers for a bipolar episode is childbirth. Unfortunately, research on postpartum bipolar disorder (PPBD) is scarce, however, a new study published in Psychiatry Research found that nearly 50 per cent of postpartum women had hypomanic symptoms.
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October 18, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
Researchers at the Brain Dynamics Laboratory in Chicago conducted a trial for the hormone pregnenolone with volunteers who have high scores on a loneliness scale. The hormone may benefit the lonely person who desires human connection yet also has an instinct for self-preservation.
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