Depression may be better predicted and understood now that University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have discovered that young adults who previously experienced the mental illness have hyper-connected emotional and cognitive networks in the...
In five years, Jan Titsworth sees more pedestrians on the street in Fort Worth. She envisions restaurants will offer more healthy options and employers will make sure their stairwells are properly lit and the vending machines have fewer chips and...
Federal authorities have named recipients of $3 million in grants to address violence against women in rural and tribal communities in the oil patch of North Dakota and Montana. The money from the Office on Violence Against Women will be used to help...
Hoping to keep more people with mental illness out of jails and emergency rooms, county health officials opened a mental health urgent care center Wednesday in South Los Angeles. The goal of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Mental Health Urgent Care Center...
This year, as kids head back to class in the Newtown Public School District, their teachers will be better equipped to respond to their mental health needs. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which put mental health...
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." -- Aristotle Back to school has a different meaning for parents with children who have learning differences or behavioral challenges. For this group of parents, the usual to-do...
RWJF has issued a new brief that highlights the impact of early experiences on life-long health. In their words the researchers "were struck by compelling arguments from experts who noted that to best serve children, we must support struggling...
"There should be other options for mentally ill offenders that don’t include jail, says Suzanna Gee, associate managing attorney with Disability Rights California. The law that governs competency proceedings allows for certain felony ISTs—...
Solitary confinement causes emotional and psychiatric harm, yet strong personality, emotional control and high cognition, can be protective factors. By subjecting the developing adolescent brain to isolation, we neglect our legal responsibility to...
While attention recently has focused on issues of militarization of police forces, efforts of law-enforcement officers to deal daily with mental-health and behavioral conditions also need attention. Enforcement of criminal statues is a primary...
One of the standard questions in a children’s psychological evaluation is “What should you do if you cut your finger while playing?” This question attempts to solicit issues about the child’s awareness of safety and the use of...
Parents may not understand a baby's prattling, but by listening and responding, they let their infants know they can communicate which leads to children forming complex sounds and using language more quickly. That's according to a new study by the...
Most memories have some kind of emotion associated with them: Recalling the week you just spent at the beach probably makes you feel happy, while reflecting on being bullied provokes more negative feelings. A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals...
Because folks over age 65 will make up 40 percent of the U.S. population in 30 years, according to the Census Bureau, quality of life looms as an important public health issue as baby boomers head into retirement. Figuring out how seniors can best...
The effectiveness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment may hinge significantly upon sleep quality, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System in a...