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Mental Disorders in Youth |
| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 By editor |
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About half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders don’t receive professional services, according to a new study.
Researchers interviewed over 3,000 children and ad... more
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Early Treatment Decisions Crucial for Teens |
| Monday, June 21, 2010 By editor |
Category: Depression
Early Treatment Decisions Crucial for Teens with Treatment-resistant Depression
An early response to second-course treatment is associated with greater likelihood of remission among teens with hard-t... more
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Life Changes After Cancer |
| Thursday, June 17, 2010 By editor |
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Many people who’ve survived cancer are living longer lives, thanks to better diagnostic tests and treatments. But life after cancer can bring its own challenges. “Many cancer survivors loo... more
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Things Forgotten: Simple Lapse or Serious Problem? |
| Wednesday, June 16, 2010 By editor |
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Chances are you’ve walked into a room and forgotten why you went there. And misplaced your keys or eyeglasses at least a few times. Many people worry about these memory lapses. They fear they&rs... more
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Strike a Chord for Health |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 By editor |
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Music Matters for Body and Mind
Music can lift you up. It can bring tears to your eyes. It can help you relax or make you get up and dance. You probably hear it several times a day—on the radi... more
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Fit Teens Succeed as Adults |
| Monday, June 14, 2010 By editor |
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Teens who are physically fit are more likely than other teens to achieve later success at college and work, a new study suggests. Teen fitness was also linked to a higher IQ.
Scientists looked at ove... more
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College Students and Alcohol Abuse: New Resources |
| Thursday, June 10, 2010 By editor |
Category: Addiction
Research funded by the NIH's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) found that over a recent seven-year stretch, alcohol-related deaths among U.S. college students, as well as heav... more
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How Light Boosts Migraine Pain |
| Wednesday, June 09, 2010 By editor |
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Light can make migraine pain worse. A new study of blind patients may help explain why. The finding could eventually lead to better treatments.
More than 1 in 10 people nationwide get recurring migra... more
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Resting May Boost Memory |
| Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By editor |
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Your memories may grow stronger when you take a break to rest, a new study suggests. The finding could have important implications for how students study and how people can best learn new things.
Lon... more
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Major Ups and Downs: Bipolar Disorder Brings Extre |
| Monday, June 07, 2010 By editor |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
Most people feel happy and energized on some days and less so on others. But if these mood changes last for a week or more and are severe—making it hard for you to sleep, stay focused or go to w... more
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Dads get the baby blues too |
| Thursday, June 03, 2010 By editor |
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A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found a link between depressive symptoms in fathers occurring concurrently with postpartum depression in mothers.
Read ... more
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Physical signs of stress |
| Wednesday, June 02, 2010 By editor |
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Everybody knows that stress can manifest itself physically - the commonly associated dreaded stress ulcer. However, it can show up in more mundane, but still uncomfortable ways, such as IBS or s... more
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Power of Positive Psychology |
| Tuesday, June 01, 2010 By editor |
Category: Stress
The University of Pennsylvania psychology professor Marty Seligman is the pioneer in the field of positive psychology, which in the past few years has been gaining popularity. It ... more
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Roundup: Inhalers for Autism, Teen Moods & Weight |
| Sunday, February 28, 2010 By editor |
Category: Our Stories
Mild autism might be best treated by inhaler. A hormone known to promote matronly bonding appears to help some kids with high-functioning autism to better interact with teachers, parents and peers. ... more
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Antidepressants' Chemical Processes Uncovered |
| Sunday, February 28, 2010 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Australian researchers have observed the chemical processes facilitated by certain anti-depressant medications on the cellular level for the first time, recording these interactions with an unpreced... more
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Roundup: Deadly Obesity, Energy Drinks & Alcohol |
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
Yet another report on PTSD among military veterans notes that, despite recent spikes in diagnosis rates, most affected soldiers aren't getting the care they need. In fact, fewer than 10% of newly... more
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DSM-V Proposals Spur Controversy |
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Chronic binge eating could soon become a diagnosable psychiatric disorder—and Asperger's Syndrome might disappear altogether.
The American Psychiatric Association recently released a list ... more
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Psych News Roundup: Autism, Web Addiction, Obesity |
| Sunday, February 07, 2010 By editor |
Category: Our Stories
The famed British medical journal Lancet officially retracted what may be the most contentious study in its recent history.
The 1998 report that initially linked the development of autism to h... more
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Parity Act Requires Equal Mental Health Coverage |
| Saturday, February 06, 2010 By editor |
Category: Our Stories
Three government departments recently worked together to devise a new system of mental and behavioral health insurance regulations that have garnered the support of the country's largest associated ... more
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Psychotherapy Better Than CBT Or Meds Alone |
| Sunday, January 31, 2010 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
Much of the public believes that psychodynamic personal therapy is less scientific than practices centered on medication or behavioral treatments because it hasn't been supported by clinical researc... more
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Depression Costly For Employers |
| Monday, January 25, 2010 By editor |
Category: Depression
We're well aware that depression can seriously compromise one's productivity and that only successful treatment plans can reverse that trend. A new study, however, concludes that depression has a gr... more
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Opioid Overdoses Rising |
| Saturday, January 23, 2010 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Subjects who take prescription opioids for pain relief are overdosing and dying at rates that have grown high enough to raise serious public health concerns. Contrary to popular belief, very few of ... more
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Popular Antidepressants' Efficiency Questioned |
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
A report casting doubt on the effectiveness of popular antidepressant meds for subjects with moderate symptoms has sparked debate in the mental health community. Some parties have cited the ... more
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Ginko Boloba Doesn't Affect Cognitive Health |
| Monday, January 11, 2010 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Longstanding claims that the herbal supplement ginko boloba helps to preserve cognitive health have been seriously disputed by a 6-year research project. A coal... more
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Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits |
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
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