A couple new studies on alcohol dependence and ADHD were reported on by the CBC. Essentially, the new research links parental alcohol use and family stress to child ADHD and alcohol problems.
"We found that ...
For people in therapy, an important part of the process of change is assessing what has been accomplished. There are a variety of methods to do this, although few are scientific approaches. Instead, patients/clients need ...
Here's something to consider when updating your personal blog. Affectionate Writing Can Lower Cholesterol is a post in PsyBlog summarizing some recent psychology research on expressing affection. Seems that writing about your positive ...
A Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD) is a legal document with instructions about exactly what type of mental health treatments you prefer in an emergency. If you have an episode involving psychosis, lack of insight, and/or ...
I disagree with GNIF Brain Blogger Shaheen's assertion that the only way to understand mental health issues is through the medicalization and organic markers for mental disorders and tests derived from such markers. Psychology ...
Many people with bipolar disorder are prescribed a mood stabalizer and an antidepressant as their medication treatment. However, a new study has shown some evidence that the antidepressant does not have much benefit in ...
Doctors who are friends of empowered patients are also doctors who understand and emphasize the power of second opinions. A second opinion gives an individual the information to make a more informed decision about their ...
Reader Hank Roberts left some terrific comments on my earlier post about light and dark and how they affect sleep and bipolar cycles. Light is used as treatment [free reg req'd], ...
A few tongue-in-cheek pointers on How To Stay Stressed:
Are you worried now about how to stay stressed? You'll have no trouble if you practice the following clinically proven methods:
NEVER EXERCISE. Exercise wastes ...
Apparently aversive conditioning techniques are still used in some states, including Illinois, where a couple uses a cattle prod device to handle the violent outbursts of their 48-year-old Autistic son. In an article ...
On March 23 2007, a father of two in the UK went into a live chat room online (one where insults are traded for fun), and setup a live webcam and proceeded to hang ...
There have been a handful of studies examining the effects of other therapy delivery mechanisms besides traditional face-to-face work. Telephone based therapy has been one of the primary focuses, and a new study has ...