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Emotional Support Key After Implanted DefibrillatorMental Health

Emotional Support Key After Implanted Defibrillator

Implantable defibrillator patients benefit from education and psychological support

September 29, 2012·2 min read
Rehab Can Fatten the WalletMental Health

Rehab Can Fatten the Wallet

Alcohol use disorders are expensive but treatment can really cut costs

September 29, 2012·2 min read
Is ADHD Putting Young Women in Danger?Mental Health

Is ADHD Putting Young Women in Danger?

ADHD and self harming found to be connected in young female adults

September 28, 2012·5 min read
Mom's Depression Impacts Others TooMental Health

Mom's Depression Impacts Others Too

Depression among mothers linked to growth differences in their children years later

September 28, 2012·3 min read
Don't Stop Thinking About TomorrowMental Health

Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Veterans with PTSD and TBI can improve with treatment despite having depression

September 28, 2012·3 min read
Changes in Sleep May be DementiaMental Health

Changes in Sleep May be Dementia

Dementia was related to changes in sleep in both mice and people

September 28, 2012·2 min read
Anxiety After Beating Prostate CancerMental Health

Anxiety After Beating Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer anxiety can reduce quality of life

September 28, 2012·2 min read
Home Violence Leaves Psychological ScarsMental Health

Home Violence Leaves Psychological Scars

PTSD among children in homes with domestic violence is worse after more traumatic events

September 27, 2012·3 min read
Video Games Are Just Fake Play, Right?Mental Health

Video Games Are Just Fake Play, Right?

Mature rated video games associated with risky driving behavior in teens

September 27, 2012·2 min read
Mindfulness and AutismMental Health

Mindfulness and Autism

Mindfulness based treatment may improve mental health for adults with autism

September 27, 2012·2 min read
Looking Into the Mirror With LupusMental Health

Looking Into the Mirror With Lupus

Depressive symptoms in girls with lupus higher than in those without

September 27, 2012·2 min read
Real Life for OlympiansMental Health

Real Life for Olympians

Former Olympic athletes can be depressed and doubtful when getting used to normal life

September 27, 2012·2 min read
Teens Crave Cigarettes TooMental Health

Teens Crave Cigarettes Too

Smoking cessation for teens should take withdrawal symptoms into account

September 26, 2012·2 min read
Alcohol Abuse in FamiliesMental Health

Alcohol Abuse in Families

Alcohol use disorders may have genetic tendency towards abuse rather than dependence

September 26, 2012·2 min read
Depression, Insomnia and Your HeartMental Health

Depression, Insomnia and Your Heart

Resistant hypertension and poor sleep associated

September 26, 2012·4 min read
Is That Vein Going To Pop?Mental Health

Is That Vein Going To Pop?

Anger and stress management class keeps students blood pressure down

September 26, 2012·2 min read
Veterans at RiskMental Health

Veterans at Risk

Substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in younger veterans

September 26, 2012·2 min read
Anti-Smoking Needs Constant CampaignsMental Health

Anti-Smoking Needs Constant Campaigns

Smoking prevention efforts are necessary to keep kids from smoking

September 26, 2012·2 min read
Which Kids Should Take Antipsychotics?Mental Health

Which Kids Should Take Antipsychotics?

Antipsychotics prescribed for ADHD off label are increasing among children

September 26, 2012·3 min read
This Is Your Child's Brain on SmokingMental Health

This Is Your Child's Brain on Smoking

Smoking during pregnancy linked to different part of brain in memory tasks for children

September 25, 2012·2 min read
Is Your Teen in an Abusive Relationship?Mental Health

Is Your Teen in an Abusive Relationship?

Teen dating violence can start young and involves all forms of abuse

September 25, 2012·2 min read
You Can't Play!Mental Health

You Can't Play!

Children and teens have many reasons for leaving someone out

September 25, 2012·3 min read
Knowing Stress Is Half the BattleMental Health

Knowing Stress Is Half the Battle

Post traumatic stress disorder undiagnosed or untreated in half the cases

September 25, 2012·3 min read
What Kangaroo Care Does for Your PreemieMental Health

What Kangaroo Care Does for Your Preemie

Skin to skin contact linked to better brain development

September 25, 2012·3 min read