UCSF Study Turns Anorexia Treatment on Its Head
by Rogers Memorial Hospital UCSF study turns anorexia treatment on its head (09-20) 08:05 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — When adolescents are hospitalized with anorexia nervosa, feeding their malnourished young bodies is of urgent importance. On the complicated path to recovery, gaining weight is a critical step. But how hospitals … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (blog) When Obese Children Develop Eating Disorders, Doctors Often Don't Notice Obese adolescents are at significant risk of developing eating disorders, according to a report due in the October issue of Pediatrics. And the two case studies highlighted in the paper suggest that health professionals may be at significant risk of … Read more on New York Times (blog) Read more... ...
High-Dose Statin May Reduce Gum Inflammation
High-dose statin may reduce gum inflammation For their study, the researchers recruited 83 adult patients with heart disease or a high risk for heart disease attending several medical centers and randomly assigned them either to take a daily dose of 80 mg of atorvastatin or a 10 mg dose of the … Read more on Medical News Today Newport Academy Announces New Facility In Bethlehem, Connecticut BETHLEHEM, Conn., Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Newport Academy, a treatment facility for adolescents and young adults suffering from mental health, eating disorders and substance abuse issues, announced the construction of its first Northeast location … Read more on PR Newswire (press release) Read more... ...
Big Day Out Band Competition a Plus for Youth Mental Health
Big Day Out band competition a plus for youth mental health ''[What is difficult is] the irrationality of [depression], how terrifying it can be, how it takes over your life and overrides your logical brain. And how quickly it can do that. Music can be a successful soft entry point to open up conversations with … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald The truth behind seasonal sadness In their efforts to better understand depression and suicide, doctors around the world are exploring the association of environmental factors, such as concentration of sunlight and changes of the season, with mood and behaviour. Vitamin D is just one … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald Read more... ...
An Uncertain Transition
An uncertain transition "Many young adults with cerebral palsy have been sheltered a lot their whole adolescence and now suddenly they're on their own," said Beauchamp. "And they're fairly poor spokespeople for themselves. They really haven't had the … Besides medical … Read more on Vancouver Sun Phoenix Program Inc. helps the addicted In a time when the human brain is still developing, adolescents can be physically vulnerable to the effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Families play a crucial role in beginning and supporting treatment for adolescents, which Phoenix sees as … Read more on Columbia Business Times Read more... ...
Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment: Eating Disorders and Treatment
Eating disorders can express themselves in many, sometimes apparently opposite, ways. This is because eating disorders, like other addictions and compulsive behaviours, are caused by underlying emotional problems, rather than by the food itself. That is why it is not surprising that some people develop disorders such as anorexia while others struggle with binge eating. Either disorder needs to be treated for the direct harm that misusing food can cause; but effective, lasting treatment requires recognition of the root causes of the behaviours and treatments designed to help overcome these problems. Anorexia Read more... ...