Category: Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens who received emotional intelligence training had improved scores on measures of emotional well-being, including less anxiety, depression and social stress.
For some, the first few days of daylight saving time can mean sleepiness and reduced concentration. To adjust Dr. Gina Chen, sleep specialist with The Polyclinic’s Sleep Medicine Center, recommends you should get your usual amount of sleep.
A CDC study of 115 patients who believed they had parasitic skin condition called Morgellons disease found no evidence that parasites were present. The researchers concluded the patients were suffering from “delusional” infestations. Christian Scientist William Scott suggests a spiritual response may help these patients.
Foster kids were more likely to be prescribed five or more psychotropic drugs at a time and at doses that exceed the maximum FDA-approved levels.
“Pain encompasses the entire person. It’s not just in your leg or back. It encompasses the entire being of who you are and what you can do and don’t do. So physically, mentally psychologically: you have to take care of all of those things.”
Now, doctors with special training diagnose and treat more than 80 sleep disorders — from obstructive sleep apnea to narcolepsy — at special centers with labs where a patient’s every sleeping moment may be recorded and measured.
The goal of the study, called WebQuit, is to improve the effectiveness of online smoking-cessation programs. The study is open to adult smokers nationwide. Participation is free to eligible individuals.
But physician groups and some patient advocacy groups are cool to the idea. “These are serious drugs with serious side effects,” says one patient advocate. “We feel strongly that [prescribing] should be handled by someone with medical training.”
A new study by researchers at Seattle’s Group Health indicates that following up on patients with depression through online messages can improve their treatment at relatively low cost.
As anyone who has ever sought help for addiction, depression or any other mental illness knows, insurance coverage has often been skimpier than for a physical malady.
Easier access to benefits and treatment to begin this week.
Senators press military leaders to improve efforts to address traumatic brain injuries, suicide and other wounds suffered by soldiers returning from wars.
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