New Mental Health Approach for Police: Offering Solutions
New mental health approach for police: Offering solutions
Seeing a person with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression when he or she is stable can help decrease the stigma that those with mental illnesses are "crazy," Diab and other experts say. "One of … What type of treatment has worked for you? Read more on Chicago Daily Herald
People in these parts suffer more from seasonal depression
Initial treatment of SAD may seem overly simple, but according to Stewart, can be incredibly effective – a good diet and plenty of exercise. “This can be difficult to do, since the person feels tired and unmotivated, but if you can get them up and get … Read more on DL-Online
Dimensional Depression Severity in Women With Major Depression and Post …
Dimensional depression severity in women with major depression and post …
In contrast, anxiety was associated with elevated connectivity between the amygdala and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Taken together, these results emphasize the centrality of the amygdala in the pathophysiology of depressive symptoms, and … Read more on Nature.com
Acupuncture Relieves Post-Stroke Anxiety & Depression
Acupuncture relieves anxiety and depression experienced by stroke patients. Researchers from the Shanghai University of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) investigated the efficacy of acupuncture and medications for the treatment of post-stroke anxiety … Read more on HealthCMi
Woman Thought Baby Her Was DEPRESSED – but He Had Hormone Deficiency
Woman thought baby her was DEPRESSED – but he had hormone deficiency
The aim of growth hormone therapy is to treat growth hormone deficiency by returning the child to the normal growth curve so reaching the height that would be expected taking into account parents' height and other factors. Growth hormone replacement … Read more on Daily Mail
Parental Reflective Functioning: An Approach to Enhancing Parent-child …
To foster healthy parent-child relationships, HCPs must develop the expertise to integrate approaches that support the family's socioemotional health into pediatric primary care. This article suggests ways in which pediatric HCPs can integrate a focus … Read more on Medscape
Assessing and Treating Pediatric Poisonings Caused by One Dose of Adult Medication
Assessing and Treating Pediatric Poisonings Caused by One Dose of Adult Medication
Both classes can cause severe, life-threatening symptoms of cardiogenic shock in children after small ingestions. Both classes block myocardial and vascular calcium channels—calcium channel blockers directly, beta-blockers … Though tricyclic … Read more on JEMS.com
?MINK: Race, depression and Sandra Bland
The past few years have seen racial tension rise to the forefront of the national consciousness, bringing up the issue of unequal and unethical treatment of individuals of different races. A non-stop hail of breaking stories has revealed in vivid … Read more on University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
"I Had No Quality of Life at All": Calls for Renewed Approach to Eating …
"I had no quality of life at all": Calls for renewed approach to eating …
But James is concerned that the availability of specialist treatments for people suffering from eating disorders is still not good enough. His views are shared by a coalition of other politicians and professionals in Wales, including Bethan Rees AM and … Read more on ITV News
Pro-anorexia blogs may not be as harmful as we think, says study
Many of the reports about "pro-ana" blogs follow a very similar script. Pro-ana – or pro-anorexia – websites are a place for young people, often teenaged girls, to gather online and find "thin-spiration." They're places promoting the eating disorder … Read more on CBC.ca
A Guide to Managing Bipolar Disorder
A Guide to Managing Bipolar Disorder
It is easy to be caught up in the bipolar pattern of symptoms and to find oneself chasing symptoms and the constant changes in the condition rather than proactively managing the illness. In this process of developing a systematic proactive management … Read more on Medscape
Two sides of one coin: La Jolla student shares story of life with bipolar disorder
What she didn't know was underneath the seemingly normal teenage behavior for that time of year, the early symptoms of bipolar disorder were starting to emerge. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Ana sat down with La Jolla Light to share her … Read more on La Jolla Light