Researchers have found therapy dogs to be effective in reducing the symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Date Posted: July 26, 2018
Categories: Adult ADHD, Child and/or Adolescent Issues
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Anxiety is one of the most commonly reported mental state among people who seek psychological help. Due to gene-environment interactions, there is no single cause of anxiety.
Jul 25
Categories: Anxiety
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Cocaine can have a devastating effect on people. It directly stimulates the brain's reward center, and, more importantly, induces long-term changes to the reward circuitry that are responsible for addictive behaviors. Scientists have now uncovered ...
Jul 21
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and can actually impair functioning.
Jul 21
Categories: Adult ADHD
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Childhood adversity permanently alters the peripheral and central immune systems, increasing the sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine, reports a new study.
Jul 19
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Researchers have used artificial intelligence to help identify patients suffering from schizophrenia and to ascertain if they would respond to treatment.
Jul 19
Categories: Schizophrenia
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This year, the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference in Indianapolis revealed their finding that sportsmen who have suffered from a concussion are more prone to the development of anxiety and depression, as compared to average ...
Jul 16
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) is like an iceberg. The symptoms of ADHD such as impulsivity, hyper activeness, inability to pay attention, are but the tip of the iceberg.
Jul 14
Categories: Adult ADHD, Mental Health in Asia
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Parents who faced severe trauma and stress in their own childhood are more likely to see behavioral health problems in their children.
Jul 13
Categories: Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens, Post ...
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A new law in the Assembly Bill 1810 was passed, and this allows those who commit any sorts of crime to evade serving prison time if they are diagnosed with a mental disorder during trial. The defendant will then be assessed and receive counselling, ...
Jul 11
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) is used by psychologists to diagnose people with mental disorders. One limitation of using the DSM V for diagnosis is the fact that it is categorical, and does not consider mental ...
Jul 9
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Many people refer to the traumatic event as the trauma itself, but trauma refers to something more fundamental than that. The same traumatic event can have varying impacts on different people, leading to the idea that trauma goes beyond the event ...
Jul 6
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD, ...
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Contrary to popular beliefs about the negative effects of starvation, Intermittent fasting have been found to have tremendous benefits to the body. According to research done by Dr Mark Mattson, a senior scientist at NIH, fasting accelerates healing ...
Jul 6
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Middle-aged people with high fitness levels are 56 percent less likely to eventually die from heart disease following a depression diagnosis.
Jul 4
Categories: Depression
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New research suggests an expanded review of pediatric anxiety disorders is necessary as successful treatment of anxiety issues in childhood may not extend to young adulthood.
Jul 4
Categories: Anxiety, Child and/or Adolescent Issues
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Shame is commonly experienced by people with addictions, and can be a roadblock to recovery from mental disorders. Being ashamed of oneself can hinder self-acceptance and getting help. People feel ashamed of themselves when they feel inadequate and ...
Jul 3
Categories: Addictions, Mental Health in Asia, Self-Confidence
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