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Parents: sibling fights can lead to mental health problems
As a pediatrician, I haven’t made a big deal about fights between siblings. Because of a study just released, I have decided to make a bigger deal about it. Brothers and sisters fight–it’s pretty...
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Eating disorders plague teenage boys, too
Bryan Piperno was just 9 years old when he began keeping his secret. The Simi Valley youngster tossed out lunches or claimed he ate elsewhere. As he grew older, he started purging after eating. Even...
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Project ECHO: Can We Teach Physicians to Better Diagnose Mental Disorders?
I’m conflicted about the announcement of Project ECHO’s expansion last week. The ECHO Institute was founded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the GE Foundation and the University of New Mexico...
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Day care may be good for kids’ mental health
Day care may reduce the risk of emotional problems in children at high risk of such problems, according to a new study from Canada. The researchers found that among children of women with symptoms of...
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Professionals In Recovery: When Your Therapist Has An Eating Disorder Too
Ilene Fishman does not go out of her way to tell her patients about her past, but if they ask, she is honest with them: For 11 years the licensed clinical social worker, who specializes in treating...
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Depression May Increase The Risk Of Dementia Later On
Depression can have physical consequences. Research now suggests that when people get depressed in middle age and beyond, they’re more likely to develop dementia in old age. But the link between...
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When Bipolar Disorder Leads to Extreme Shopping
For some people, overspending might mean ordering the lobster or splurging on an extra pair of shoes at Macy’s. For Julie Fast it’s different. The Portland, Oregon, author woke up one day and decided...
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Tired and edgy? Sleep deprivation boosts anticipatory anxiety
UC Berkeley researchers have found that a lack of sleep, which is common in anxiety disorders, may play a key role in ramping up the brain regions that contribute to excessive worrying. Neuroscientists...
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How Your Mental Health May Be Impacting Your Career
One American in two develops a mental illness at some point in their lives. At any moment in time, about 20 per cent of the population in developed countries has a mental illness. We know surprisingly...
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Working to Combat the Stigma of Autism
Autism, or the fear of it, chased one Korean mother from her Queens church. “I very carefully told the mom: ‘I think your child is a little different. Why don’t you take the test for autism?’ ” said...
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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives proclaimed July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (NMMHAM). Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability...
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How to recognize bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
This is the first in a two-part series on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This week will look at how these mental health disorders are diagnosed and the second part will look at treatments. Two of...
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Sibling aggression, often dismissed, linked to poor mental health
“It’s not fair!” “ “You’re not the boss of me.” “She hit me!” “He started it.” Fights between siblings — from toy-snatching to clandestine whacks to being banished from the bedroom — are so common...
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Psychologists find that bad night’s sleep worsens relationship conflicts
Relationship problems can keep us awake at night. But new research from UC Berkeley suggests that sleepless nights also can worsen lovers’ fights. UC Berkeley psychologists Amie Gordon and Serena Chen...
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Autism May Be Caused By Maternal Antibodies that Target the Fetus
Today’s Autism epidemic shows that as many as one in 88 children will be diagnosed with having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to Psychology Today. Furthermore, it has been established...
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Cory Monteith’s Long Battle with Substance Abuse
For the indie movie McCanick, Cory Monteith didn’t audition for the role of a drug-addicted hustler sent to prison for murder. He just talked to director Josh C. Waller about his past. “He opened up...
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Straight-Up Teen: Eating disorder
“You look fat!” “You are way too skinny!” “Why can’t you look like her?” “He is fit, why aren’t you?” These comments and many others just like them are so damaging to people, but especially teenagers...
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Film focuses on family’s struggle with attachment disorder (VIDEO)
Kellie Boutin is all too familiar with the icy stares of strangers when her grandchildren fly into a rage. People say she is a terrible grandparent. That her grandkids are spoiled brats. That she is...
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Reduce Your Anxiety This Minute: 3 Different Types of Deep Breathing
Deep breathing has become increasingly important in my recovery from depression and anxiety because I recognize that shallow breath contributes to my panic. In fact, at my worst hours, I would use a...
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12 surprising causes of depression
There are many well-known depression triggers: Trauma, grief, financial troubles, and unemployment are just a few. But if you are depressed and none of these apply to you, it can be hard to pinpoint a...
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