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Magnetic Seizure Therapy May Offer New Options to |
| Monday, October 31, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
The beneficial effects of seizure induction on sufferers of severeacute depression and treatment resistant depression have been welldocumented. Electroconvulsive therapy,or ECT, has been at the foref... more
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Art Makes Inroads in Search for Alzheimer's Treatment |
| Monday, October 31, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Art has long been considered a powerful tool in therapy for a varietyof mental health disorders. More often than not though, thesetreatments take place in a hospital and serve as a release valve... more
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Brooke Shields and Postpartum Depression |
| Friday, October 28, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Brooke Shields has released a book, Down Came the Rain, about her pregnancy and battle with postpartum depression. Read excerpts here.... more
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College Campuses and Suicide |
| Friday, October 28, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
When Penn football player Ambrogi took his own lifethe issue of suicide on college campuses was briefly thrown into thenational spotlight. The problem however, is not a new orparticularly small ... more
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New Depression Campaign Focuses on Hispanic Men |
| Thursday, October 27, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A new National Institute of Mental Health campaignseeks to inform Hispanic men about depression. The campaign,entitled Real Men, Real Depression, will include Spanish language printand broadcast... more
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Escaping the Ghost Network |
| Thursday, October 27, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Great post today from Dr. Deborah Serani about ghost or phantom networks employed by insurers. Worth a read for it's seasonal timeliness alone!... more
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The Struggles Continue After the Water Recedes |
| Thursday, October 27, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
There has been no lack of press coverage in regards to the disaster ofHurricane Katrina. In the October issue of Clinical PsychiatryNews, however, Joyce Frieden takes a look at the challenges th... more
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Don't Get Scared... Get Angry |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Darwin hypothesized that facial expressions to emotion signaledbiological responses to outside stimuli. Researchers took thegranddad of modern biology to task in a recent study that illustrates ... more
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Depression and Disability Linked |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
A Northwestern University studyhas linked disability and depression in older sufferers of thedisease. The study, focusing on adults ages 54-65, highlightedthe effects that depression can have be... more
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News on Suicide and Depression |
| Monday, October 24, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
Researchers examining over 800 cases of completed suicide in youngpersons have determined that comprehensive suicide prevention needs togo beyond depression to include other mental disorders as well a... more
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PTSD, a New Battle for Vets |
| Monday, October 24, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Post traumatic stress disorder is a major concern for those veteransreturning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, as this report from the Boston Herald points out, getting the care that is... more
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Cry Me a River |
| Friday, October 21, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
From the department of Absolutely No Sympathy Necessary comes this reportfrom the Daily Mail. According to research by PrudentialInsurance many approaching retirement feel apprehensive, nervous ... more
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Exercise > Depression |
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
The fact that exercise can help treat depression and otherpsychological disorders should come as no surprise. But even tothe most highly informed, this article from MSN serves as a great overvie... more
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Anheuser Cancels Bud Pong |
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
In a move that surprises no one, Anheuser Busch has cancelled their Bud Pong promotion. Apparently the geniuses behind one of the most powerful and successful alcohol companies didn't realize th... more
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Anorexia: Not Just for Kids |
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
ABC News recently reportedon a often overlooked problem that faces families and communities:eating disorders in middle aged people. Researchers say thatbetween 1 and 3 million middle aged women ... more
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Pathological Liars Might Not Be Just Like the Rest of Us |
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
World of Psychology's blog contained a juicy revelation yesterday. According to researchers at UCLA there may be something amiss with the brain wiring of pathological liars.... more
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Regarding the NYT Brain Imaging Article |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Our Psychology
"The field of psychiatry has suffered during the technologicalrevolution from an inability to give biological definition to itsvarious syndromes. Treatment s for the most part have beendiscovere... more
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Iditarod Musher Speaks Out About Depression |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
This articleabout an Alaskan Native, sled dog racer who battled depression as ayouth only to overcome his disease and succeed comes all the way fromthe Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Alaskan Native... more
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APA Calls Native American Mascots Harmful |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
In August the NCAA decreedthat colleges and universities could adopt any mascot they chose. However, teams would be forbidden from "displaying hostile and abusiveracial/ethnic/national origin mas... more
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Football Addiction? |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
This piece from the Pittsburgh Morning Sun throws an interesting spin on the idea of coaching in the NFL.... more
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Imaging Science Can't Catch Up With Technology |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
It wasn't long ago that doctors were looking to imaging technology,including magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission topography,as the new frontier in diagnosing psychological problems. ... more
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Technology, Health Care and Seniors |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Nice post from Medpundittoday on the difficulties that medical professionals face in dealingwith seniors who might not be as tech savvy as other patients. ... more
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Getting Healthy has All Kinds of Benefits |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Helpful newsfor physicians from the Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutritionand Healthy Weight... and just in case some motivation is in order,there's this from Duke University's Diet and Fitness... more
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Drinking Games Lead Down a Slippery Slope |
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Our Psychology
In the National section of this weekend’s NYT Jeffrey Gettleman shed some light on a topic which many young people already know a great deal: drinking games.&nb... more
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New Safety Information on Depression Drug |
| Monday, October 17, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Depression
Forusers of the popular depression drug Cymbalta there is new information abouthazardous side effects. From a company release:"Eli Lilly and Company would like to inform you of new saftey inform... more
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