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March 31, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt

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Emergency Department Visits Due To Suicide Attempts Rises Among Youth During Pandemic

March 31, 2023 08:00 by Elizabeth Pratt  [About the Author]

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The number of children and adolescents visiting the emergency department for attempted suicide and suicide ideation rose sharply during the pandemic. Research publish in The Lancet Psychiatry found that while pediatric emergency department visits decreased overall during the pandemic, suicide related visits among youth rose by 22%. [More]

March 30, 2023
by Elizabeth Pratt

a veteran

Biomarkers That Indicate PTSD Can Be Found In The Blood

March 30, 2023 08:00 by Elizabeth Pratt  [About the Author]

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People with PTSD or are at high risk of PTSD have specific patterns in four types of biomarkers that can be measured through a blood test. The research suggests the biomarkers could be used as a tool to predict whether a person is likely to develop PTSD, as well as help diagnose the condition and monitor how effectively someone is responding to treatment. [More]

March 21, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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Mom Tells Her Story Of How She Healed From Traumatic Brain Injury After Being Hit By A Car

March 21, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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March is traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness month. Armenian-American triathlete Kristin Abello, was struck by a car in 2002, while on a training run in Houston in preparation for a marathon. As a result, she sustained a TBI and other physical traumas. The initial consensus was that she wasn’t going to survive, but she did and the road to recovery was extremely difficult, including her choice to carry a high risk pregnancy. She’s now giving back, as an advocate, philanthropist and author on a mission to help others with TBI. [More]

February 28, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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New Study Looks At Corporal Punishment And The Adolescent Brain

February 28, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry looked at how the experience of corporal punishment might shape how the adolescent brain responds to mistakes and receiving rewards. “One of the co-authors, Alexandria Meyer, has repeatedly shown that harsh parenting is associated with increased neural responses to making mistakes,” study author Kreshnik Burani told us. [More]