Asking Patients to Draw Their Illness can be Surprisingly Revealing
Asking patients to draw the parts of their body affected by illness (and similar drawing challenges) can provide insights into how they think about their illness, the seriousness of their condition, and how well they are likely to cope, among other things.
Date Posted: January 21, 2019
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New Findings Could Help Explain Why ADHD is Often Overlooked in Girls
: For every girl with ADHD, there are three boys with the same diagnosis. But among adults, the gender ratio is more like 1:1. That’s a big discrepancy. So what’s going on?
Date Posted: January 21, 2019
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Using Facebook to Predict Depression
New research uses over half a million Facebook status updates to predict depression diagnoses in people at risk. Depression is one of the most widespread mental health problems in the United States, with over 16 million adults having experienced at least one major depressive episode in their lifetimes.
Date Posted: January 19, 2019
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How Your Imagination Can Help You Overcome Your Fears
: In your imagination, you can do anything. Riding a dragon? Piece of cake. Imagination is what fuels creativity and allows us to come up with innovative solutions. New research assessing brain scans shows that our imagination can also help us get rid of our anxieties and fears.
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
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Adults with ADHD and the Sleep Problems They Face
It’s widely acknowledged that experts are working hard to explore further the ties between ADHD and sleep, but until then, people living with the condition are looking to discover useful tips and information that they can use to reduce both long and short-term effects of sleep loss due to their ADHD.
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
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Repeatedly watching a video of themselves touching a filthy bedpan reduced people’s OCD symptoms
Some people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are fearful of touching something they perceived as "contaminated". The conventional treatment can be costly and help only about 60 per cent of people with OCD. However, this study aims to find the effectiveness of treating OCD by using video intervention via a phone app.
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
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HOW TO EASE THOSE CHRISTMAS BLUES…
Christmas is a time for family gatherings, pine trees with shiny decorations, tasty food, and the joys of giving. Why then can this period of the year trigger so many negative ...
Dec 11
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