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"Some adolescents who suffer with symptoms of depression also may be at risk for developing anxiety, according to a new study of children's mental health. "The study found that among youth who have symptoms of depression , the risk is most severe for...

"Continued research into psychedelics and their effects on the brain and mental states have new evidence showing promise that this may be the most effective treatment of stress related issues, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Research...

" Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury are training puppies to become service dogs for fellow wounded warriors. The work can actually alleviate their own symptoms The Fold’s Zoeann Murphy spent some time with...

" Mahala’s Hope , founded through the work of Sandy Hardie, licensed clinical substance abuse counselor and certified trauma specialist, and a dedicated board of directors, bridges the gap between initial recovery programs or counseling to...

"The American Osteopathic Association has approved the LECOM/Manatee Glens Hospital Psychiatry Residency program, the first private, non-profit psychiatric hospital to have its own medical residency program.... "Manatee Glens currently trains...

"A large-scale biological, medical and social study of mental health in rural and regional Australia has just begun at the University of New England. "Guyra residents are being urged to participate in the study which is being conducted through the...

[Important article from Dec. 2012]   "The new DSM-5 diagnoses can be as dangerous as new drugs, but have not received the same kind of thorough risk-benefit review the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provides before approving a new medicine. And they have received no cost-benefit review. "Having been extremely profligate in its own expenditures -- the DSM-5 has already cost $25 million, five times as much as the DSM-IV in 1994 -- the association has taken no account of the potential...

Abstract Although intergenerational patterns of punitive physical punishment garner considerable research attention, the mechanisms by which historical, cognitive, and contextual factors interplay to influence disciplinary responding remains poorly...

"A new study from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation — the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 20: Adverse Child Experiences ( NSCAW ACES ) — shows that children in the child welfare system have...

"A mother's perceived social status predicts her child's brain development and stress indicators, finds a study at Boston Children's Hospital . While previous studies going back to the 1950s have linked objective socioeconomic factors—such as...

"People with mental health disorders are up to nine times more likely to end up in prison and early intervention could save millions of dollars, a new report shows. "The report, " People with mental health disorders and cognitive impairment in the...