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Study Tracks Common Mental Health Disorders Among American Youth

/ By / News and Research

Only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a nationally representative survey funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The survey also provides a comprehensive look at the prevalence of common mental disorders. The results are part of the National Health …

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Study Identifies Hormone as Culprit in Alcohol Overindulgence

/ By / Alcoholism

Is it possible that overeating and indulging in the intoxication of alcohol could be blamed on a hormone? According to a recent study published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the hormone gherlin may be responsible for the overindulgence in alcohol. The study included trials on mice who were injected with gherlin, …

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Excess Serotonin Receptors May Explain Why Antidepressants Don’t Work for Some Patients

/ By / Mood Disorders

An excess of one type of serotonin receptor in the center of the brain may explain why antidepressants fail to relieve symptoms of depression for 50 percent of patients, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center shows. The study is the first to find a causal link between receptor number and antidepressant …

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Patterns of Alcohol Consumption for those with Alcohol Use Disorder

/ By / Alcoholism

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) can look different for different people. The behaviors and risks associated can vary greatly, and it can be hard to understand how to intervene and educate regarding such a varied condition. A recent study examined how AUD changes over time. In 2008, Dawson, Stinson, Chou and Grant looked at the associations …

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Study Finds Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD

/ By / News and Research

New research shows that two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) attempt a task that measures attention. Researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute made this discovery by analyzing the brain activity in children with ADHD, and their paper appears in the …

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Hoarders: Not Just “Packrats”

/ By / News and Research

“Makeover” shows can be very entertaining—they usually involve making over the appearance of someone who may have low self-esteem, or building a new home for a family devastated by loss. Some shows offer cleaning services to families who households are disorganized and chaotic. These shows can teach, instill kindness, or even be beneficial or rewarding …

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Using EEG Biofeedback to Treat Children with ADHD

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A new thought-operated computer system that can reduce the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children will be rolled out across the UK this month. Professor Karen Pine at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Psychology and assistant Farjana Nasrin investigated the effects of EEG (Electroencephalography) biofeedback, a learning strategy that detects brain …

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When You Can Ask Who Can Help Me Heal – The Time Is Right

/ By / Addiction

Thoughts about quitting your addiction can pop up at any time. Usually, however, they creep in slowly, gradually taking root until the desire to quit your drug of choice becomes almost unbearable. While it would be wonderful to be able to predict when such an intention to change begins to command more and more of …

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College Binge Drinking & Hazing: An Emerging Epidemic

/ By / Adolescent Issues

For American youngsters, moving away to college is a rite of passage the likes of which will never be experienced again in their lifetimes. Faced with sudden, unlimited freedom, college freshmen everywhere drink themselves into oblivion whenever they can afford to. Pregame tailgating, post-exam celebrations, happy hours, and fraternity and sorority mixers just wouldn’t be …

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Deep Brain Stimulation Successfully Treats Severe Depression

/ By / Mood Disorders

A team of neurosurgeons at Heidelberg University Hospital and psychiatrists at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim have (for the first time) successfully treated a patient suffering from severe depression by stimulating the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain. The 64-year-old woman, who had suffered from depression since age 18, could not …

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