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Drinking in College: Some Demographics Mental Health

Drinking in College: Some Demographics

More alcohol is consumed by off campus party hosts than other college students

January 25, 2012·2 min read
Binge Drinking Linked to Explicit ThoughtsMental Health

Binge Drinking Linked to Explicit Thoughts

Alcohol consumption increases with positive expectations

January 25, 2012·2 min read
Addictive Discoveries Mental Health

Addictive Discoveries

Addiction linked to heightened dopamine D3 levels

January 25, 2012·2 min read
Helping You Helps Your EmployerMental Health

Helping You Helps Your Employer

Mental illness ignorance costs more than preventative action

January 25, 2012·2 min read
Candy and Cookies and Chips, So What?Mental Health

Candy and Cookies and Chips, So What?

Childhood obesity rates not affected by junk food availability in schools

January 25, 2012·4 min read
Gimme Shelter FirstMental Health

Gimme Shelter First

Drinking decreases when homeless allowed to drink in public housing

January 25, 2012·2 min read
Praise Away Child ObesityMental Health

Praise Away Child Obesity

Managing childhood obesity with positive family focus

January 25, 2012·2 min read
Alcohol Increases Lifespan in WormsMental Health

Alcohol Increases Lifespan in Worms

Ethanol consumption doubles life expectancy and leaves implications to human health

January 24, 2012·2 min read
Post-Stroke Confusion May Worsen OutcomesMental Health

Post-Stroke Confusion May Worsen Outcomes

Delirium following a stroke linked with a poorer patient outcome

January 24, 2012·2 min read
Treating the Double Ds is BestMental Health

Treating the Double Ds is Best

Type 2 diabetes patients with depression may benefit from integrated treatment

January 24, 2012·3 min read
Less is More When Treating DepressionMental Health

Less is More When Treating Depression

Antidepressants found to be effective on comorbid major depressive disorder

January 23, 2012·1 min read
Sleep Well, Hunger LessMental Health

Sleep Well, Hunger Less

Sleep is associated with appetite and possibly higher risk for obesity

January 23, 2012·2 min read
Autistic AlterationsMental Health

Autistic Alterations

Autism spectrum disorders definition under review by the American Psychiatric Association

January 22, 2012·3 min read
Mental Illness and Former InmatesMental Health

Mental Illness and Former Inmates

Substance abuse among mentally ill inmates causes higher rate of return to prison

January 20, 2012·2 min read
Smarten Up & Open UpMental Health

Smarten Up & Open Up

Cognitive gains associated with personality openness in the elderly

January 20, 2012·2 min read
Don't Drink the Water!Mental Health

Don't Drink the Water!

Mental illness increase linked to PCE in drinking water

January 19, 2012·2 min read
Taking the Path From Depression to WellnessMental Health

Taking the Path From Depression to Wellness

Self help for depression from author and psychiatrist

January 19, 2012·5 min read
The Genetic Impact of Alcoholism Mental Health

The Genetic Impact of Alcoholism

Alcohol use disorder linked to reduced brain activity in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and cerebellum in offspring

January 19, 2012·2 min read
Exercise with ADHD Mental Health

Exercise with ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms improve with the incorporation of a physical activity regime

January 19, 2012·3 min read
Famously Anxious and SleeplessMental Health

Famously Anxious and Sleepless

Mental health advice is what celebrities need

January 18, 2012·2 min read
Good Sleep Helps Keep a Heart HealthyMental Health

Good Sleep Helps Keep a Heart Healthy

Sleep apnea in women increases risk of heart attack but CPAP helps

January 18, 2012·3 min read
“Exergames” Better than ExerciseMental Health

“Exergames” Better than Exercise

Cognitive function improved and dementia delayed

January 17, 2012·2 min read
Americans Seek Therapy Frequently Mental Health

Americans Seek Therapy Frequently

Alcohol use disorder in the United States is treated more often

January 16, 2012·3 min read
Immigrants may Develop Woes Later onMental Health

Immigrants may Develop Woes Later on

Schizophrenia or other psychosis predicted by young age at immigration

January 16, 2012·2 min read