Mind Your Mental Health
... your mental health According to the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), anxiety disorders last at least six months — unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by an event such as speaking in public or a first date — and can get worse if not treated … Read more on New Straits Times Grandparents find solace with each other through new support group after … "We feel that she's got some kind of personality disorder and we've been told that from a counselor we went to. We had to try to understand ...
Why Would a Drug Rehab Center Put a 16 Year Old Boy on Antidepressants and Antipsychotics Without?
Question by .: Why would a drug rehab center put a 16 year old boy on antidepressants and antipsychotics without? diagnosing him with depression or any mental disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder? They are administering these drugs to him for aggressiveness and behavioral problems. Since when have antipsychotics been used in adolescents for aggressive behavior? Is this ethical? Is this the 21st century version of electroshock therapy and lobotomy? Why is a drug rehab facility taking someone off of street drugs and putting him on pharmaceutical drugs? Best answer: Answer by Jaymaybe their trying to ween him off the other drugs. Read more... ...
When Anxiety Interrupts a Child's Life
... to lead a normal life — go to school, sleep at a friend's house, learn to swim, cross a street — it morphs into a disorder that often warrants treatment. According to Golda S. Ginsburg, an expert on … Read more on New York Times (blog) In Gun Debate, a Misguided Focus on Mental Illness Anxiety disorders, in contrast, do not seem to increase the risk at all. Alcohol and drug abuse are far more likely to result in violent behavior than mental illness by itself. In the National Institute of Mental Health's E.C.A. study, for example … Read more on New York Times Read ...
An Antidote for Hypersomnia
... seven patients who remained sleepy despite above-ordinary sleep amounts and treatment with stimulants, Emory researchers showed that treatment with the drug flumazenil can restore alertness, although flumazenil's effectiveness … Read more on Emory University News and Events 5 Signs Drinking Is Making Your Holiday Less Merry Filed under: psychiatric treatment centers … addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine. Dr. Sack served as a senior clinical scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) where his research interests included affective disorders, seasonal and circadian rhythms, and … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...
Carolyn Hax: Where to Turn to Help a Depressed Friend
Carolyn Hax: Where to turn to help a depressed friend Filed under: i need help for depression You're right, you can't tell friends — because even though the need to talk is about you, the facts belong to your friend and aren't yours to share. The good news: You always have someone to talk to — you and anyone else, about your friend or anyone … Read more on Washington Post New parents need help to beat depression Filed under: i need help for depression Read more... ...