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Home-based Sensory Exercises Can Benefit Autistic Kids

May 22nd, 2013
Home-based Sensory Exercises Can Benefit Autistic Kids New research suggests performing simple sensory exercises at home may improve the behaviors of children with autism. The treatment, known as environmental enrichment, led to significant gains ...

For Teens, Exposure to Suicide Increases Risk of Suicide

May 22nd, 2013
For Teens, Exposure to Suicide Increases Risk of Suicide Emerging research supports the concept of "suicide contagion" as investigators discovered kids who had a schoolmate die by suicide were significantly more likely to consider ...

Art, Music & Dance Can Help Ease Anxiety, Depression in Cancer Patients

May 19th, 2013
Art, Music & Dance Help Ease Anxiety, Depression in Cancer Patients For patients with cancer, participating in art, music and dance therapy may help relieve depression and anxiety, according to new research. "People with ...

Prayer Can Facilitate Forgiveness

May 16th, 2013
Prayer Facilitates Forgiveness New research suggests prayer can be a powerful agent to aid relationship reconciliation. Florida State University researchers found that praying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more ...

Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of Symptoms

May 14th, 2013
Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of SymptomsHealth care reform involves critically looking at health care practices and deciding if the evidence supports a continuation of ...

Anxiety Symptoms Often Accompany Chronic Pain

May 11th, 2013
Anxiety Disorders Often Accompany Chronic PainIndividuals suffering from chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to a new study published in General Hospital Psychiatry. "I think [health care] providers are more aware of the ...

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 ...