HEART Play Program in Wayland Helps Grieving Kids
HEART play program in Wayland helps grieving kids
After losing a parent, 85 percent of children exhibit symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, angry outbursts, worry, depression, bed-wetting, and thumb-sucking. Children of parents who die suddenly are three times more likely to develop depression or … Read more on Wicked Local
HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of Nov. 16.
The Texas Tech Physicians Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is offering free walk-in confidential pregnancy testing at its Odessa clinic, 701 W. Fifth St., street across from Medical Center Hospital. … diagnosis and treatment of various … Read more on Odessa American
DARPA's Tiny Implants Will Hook Directly Into Your Nervous System, Treat …
DARPA's tiny implants will hook directly into your nervous system, treat …
The program, called ElectRx (pronounced 'electrics'), ultimately aims to replace medication with “closed-loop” neural implants, which constantly assess the state of your health, and then provide the necessary nerve stimulation to keep your various … Read more on ExtremeTech
Opinionator | Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist
“For common mental disorders like anxiety and depression, there is no evidence Internet-based treatment is less effective than face-to-face therapy,” said Pim Cuijpers, professor of clinical psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a leading … Read more on New York Times (blog)
Practical Diabetes Care, 3rd Ed., Excerpt #39: Psychological Aspects of …
Practical Diabetes Care, 3rd Ed., Excerpt #39: Psychological Aspects of …
… depression are strong risk factors for diabetes. The diagnosis of type 2 diabetes does not appear to have a severe psychological impact, other than short-lived anxiety, and a transient rise in the use of antidepressant medication in the year after … Read more on Diabetes In Control
The Scariest Part of Horror Game 'The Park' Is Its Portrayal Of Mental Illness
The problem—Lorraine is shown in no uncertain terms to have anxiety and depression, a combination of mental illnesses I suffer from myself. She is seen to take a “Zolift” prescription, an obvious riff on Zoloft, a common anxiety and depression medication. Read more on Forbes
I Can't Get Over the First Time a Patient Killed Herself
I can't get over the first time a patient killed herself
Despite a loving family and good job, she was saddled with a crippling and chronic depression that had gone on for more than 30 years. I remember talking to her very frankly about suicide. She saw it as a logical choice she might make if all treatment … Read more on The Guardian
Shocking disorder: Trigeminal neuralgia causes intense pain in the face
Mandi Ginn-Franz suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, which causes severe pain in her teeth and mouth. She wore teal to show solidarity in … “The typical form of TN is shock-like, so it feels like electric shocks or getting shocked by lightning to the … Read more on Kenosha News
Activists Battle to Have Eating Disorders Better Covered by Health Insurance
Activists Battle to Have Eating Disorders Better Covered by Health Insurance
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The fight against eating disorders has made its way to the steps of Capitol Hill. Over the next few days, mothers of children battling the disease and those who have lost children will be lobbying Congress for better legislation … Read more on WTVY, Dothan
Orthorexia Nervosa: 'New' eating disorder blamed on Instagram
American doctor Steven Bratman coined the term 'orthorexia nervosa' in 1997, after he developed an obsession with eating healthy food. The term uses the Greek word “orthos,” which means “straight,” “right,” or “correct,” and is a modification of the … Read more on NEWS.com.au
Ohlone Hosts Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Conference
Ohlone hosts Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Conference
Following his death and in collaboration with the Northern California chapter of the AFSP, Ohlone organized an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk to bring awareness to depression and suicide, and to honor Dawsons memory. Shortly after the walk, which … Read more on Tri City Voice
Moms who need mental health care the most aren't getting it
Mothers who received Medicaid benefits for their delivery were more likely to report postpartum depressive symptoms, according to a 2008 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2010 study by the University of Rochester Medical … Read more on CNN
Healing Veterans' Trauma Through Yoga
Healing veterans' trauma through yoga
PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that affects more than 13 million Americans — not just veterans — that results from experiencing or witnessing life-threatening events ranging from combat to child abuse. The National Center for … Numerous studies … Read more on wtkr.com
Psychologist says Nicholas Luerkens had major depressive disorder
CEDAR RAPIDS — A psychologist testified Thursday that Nicholas Luerkens suffered from major depressive disorder at the time he killed Lynnsey Donald, but couldn't say Luerkens had diminished mental capacity when he committed the crime. Luis Rossell, a … Read more on The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines