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New Guidelines for Using Exercise as an Antidepressant

May 11th, 2013
New Guidelines for Using Exercise as an AntidepressantExercise has been proven as an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), and now there is sufficient research to help doctors prescribe the ...

Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia

May 9th, 2013
Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia A new clinical trial has found that focusing on quality of life and enhanced social adjustment, rather than weight gain, improved results for patients ...

Teens with Social Anxiety Engage in Earlier Alcohol, Marijuana Use

May 8th, 2013
Teens with Social Anxiety Engage in Earlier Alcohol, Marijuana UseAmong teens with substance use disorders, those who also have social anxiety disorder begin using marijuana at a mean age of 10.6 ...

Most ADHD Specialists Not Following Treatment Guildelines for Preschoolers

May 7th, 2013
Most ADHD Specialists Not Following Treatment Guildelines for PreschoolersA new study shows that about 90 percent of ADHD medical specialists do not follow guidelines for treating very young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. For ...

Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic Signature

May 2nd, 2013
Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic SignatureAn international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways. Such discoveries have the ...

Online Stress Management Programs Found Effective

May 1st, 2013
Online Stress Management Programs Found Effective Improving access, enhancing quality and lowering the costs of health care services is a central tenet to health care reform. Policymakers and providers believe health ...

Is Depression Overdiagnosed & Overtreated in US?

May 1st, 2013
Is Depression Overdiagnosed and Overtreated in US? A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests Americans are overdiagnosed and overtreated for depression. Researchers examined adults with depression identified by ...

Alternative Medicine May Help Control Costs

April 22nd, 2013
Alternative Medicine May Help Control CostsUse of complementary and alternative (CAM) treatment strategies has become a recognized option for many medical and mental conditions. For chronic illness, CAM is often blended with traditional ...

Early Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Reduce Risk of Psychosis

April 20th, 2013
early cognitive therapyYoung people with a high risk of developing psychosis could “significantly reduce” their chances of developing a full-blown psychotic illness by getting early access to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), according ...

Add to Roommate Issues: Their Depression May Be Catching

April 19th, 2013
Add to Roommate Issues: Their Depression May Be CatchingProvocative new research now suggests that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can influence others, increasing their symptoms of ...