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Kids With OCD Benefit From Family Therapy

Friday, May 16th, 2008
A new study provides some of the first evidence-based data on a successful intervention for early childhood OCD. The intervention, family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), provides both child and parents with ...  Read more... »

Depressed Moms Place Kids at Risk for Injury

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
A revealing new study finds that infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the ...  Read more... »

New College Graduates at Risk for Depression

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
A seven-year study tracking mental health symptoms study of almost 600 new college graduates (ages 20-29 years old) found that the graduates who returned to live at home increase their risk ...  Read more... »

Anti-Inflammatory Meds Do Not Improve Memory

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Despite the belief that inflammatory processes may play a role in Alzheimer's disease and cognition, a new study fails to find evidence supporting an improvement in cognitive function following administration of ...  Read more... »

Stress Triggers Depression in Women, Alcohol Craving in Men

Monday, May 12th, 2008
An interesting new study finds that women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than ...  Read more... »

Mental Illness Stigma Alive and Well in U.K.

Friday, May 9th, 2008
A new survey recently released by the U.K.'s Department of Health showed that 1 in 8 people would not want to live next door to someone with a mental illness. Mental health ...  Read more... »

Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked to Obesity, Smoking

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Two studies published in the past week link our sleep patterns to weight gain, and one of them also links too little or too much sleep to an increase in smoking ...  Read more... »

Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Less than half the people previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder actually met the diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis when assessed by a structured psychiatric clinical interview. The study concludes that while recent ...  Read more... »

Parental Mental Health Linked to Autism in Children

Monday, May 5th, 2008
A new analysis of birth and hospital records shows that parents with autistic children were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder than parents with children ...  Read more... »

TV Portrayal of Therapists Hamper Support

Friday, May 2nd, 2008
A new study suggests televisions' portray of psychological counseling has a profound influence on utilization of psychological services. Given the success of network television programming one might come to the conclusion ...  Read more... »
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