Photo In 1983, President Reagan, accompanied by Vice President George H. W. Bush, commented on the bombing of the United States Embassy in Beirut. Credit Paul Hosefros/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Even before Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected president, his mental state was a political issue. His adversaries often suggested his penchant for contradictory…
Overlap Blurs Diagnostic Categories – NIH-funded Study • Science Update Five major mental disorders share some of the same genetic risk factors, the largest genome-wide study of its kind has found. Evidence for such genetic overlap had previously been limited to pairs of disorders. National Institutes of Health-funded researchers discovered that people with disorders…
To help children with undiagnosed mental disorders, researchers today (Oct. 28) issued a list of 11 easy-to-recognize warning signs for use by parents and others in the community. Among the signs: feeling sad or withdrawn for two weeks or more may indicate depression, and intense fears or worries that get in the way of daily activities may indicate an anxiety…
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, about 20% of American children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness during a given year. Further, nearly 5 million American children and adolescents suffer from a serious mental illness (one that significantly interferes with their day-to-day life). Which Mental Illnesses Are Most Common in Children? Children can suffer…
The first step in helping the mentally ill is not to hurt them. Unfortunately, the US approach of exclusion and neglect often makes people get much sicker, rather than helping them get well. The specific forms of mistreatment have changed dramatically during the past 50 years, but their cumulative dehumanizing impact has been a constant. The severely ill used…
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On an ice-cold day in January, clinical psychologist Emily Holmes picked up a stack of empty diaries and went down to Stockholm’s central train station in search of refugees. She didn’t have to look hard. Crowds of lost-looking young people were milling around the concourse, in clothes too flimsy for the freezing air. “It struck me hard to see how thin some of…
Sufferers of many different types of ailments have found relief with the use of medical marijuana, but most particularly those afflicted with mental conditions. When paired with a good psychiatrist, with an accredited psychology degree, medical marijuana is a very effective and natural remedy. Below you will find the top five mental conditions which have proven…
This guideline covers care for people aged 18 and over with common mental health problems, with a focus on primary care. It aims to improve access to services for adults and how mental health problems are identified and assessed, and makes recommendations on local care pathways. Management of specific mental health problems is covered by NICE guidelines on depression…
Sometimes you might hear a person talking about mental disorders like depression or bipolar disorder without really understanding what they mean. What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? Why do we refer to these things as mental health issues or mental disorders rather than a medical disease? And does it matter what we call a thing? Depression is a Mental…
Higher Prevalence of Mental Disorders Among Patients With Drug Use Disorders Data in graph reprinted from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (Conway et al., 2006).Higher Prevalence Smoking Among Patients With Mental Disorders Data in graph from the 1989 U.S. National Health Interview Survey (Lasser et al., 2). Because mood disorders…
In a given year, almost one in five U.S. adults lives with a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder, not including developmental disorders or substance abuse. Nearly half of U.S. adults with mental health disorders who receive treatment do so in the primary care setting. In an effort to improve access to mental health services, many federal and…
Photo: Sahebe Alam / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm One of the cruel things about mental illness is how randomly it can strike. There’s often no rhyme or reason to it: Some people endure almost unfathomable trauma but are subsequently quite “normal” in their day-to-day functioning, while other people develop crippling mental-health issues despite a lack of known risk…
Are you looking for a research topic centered on health psychology for a paper, experiment, or other class project? Health psychology is a rapidly growing subfield focused on the psychological factors that influence health and wellness. Health Psychology Research Topic Ideas The following are just a few different topics that you might want to explore: Explore…
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness, ” said Aristotle. Imagine a bell curve that accurately represents the creativity of American adults. It would show a “normal distribution, ” meaning it would be shaped like an upside down ‘U.’ The raised hump in the middle symbolizes those of an average level of creativity, where most of the population…
