Drug abuse, poverty, crime and the breakdown of families are having an effect on children throughout the region, psychiatrists say. “There are a lot of psycho-social problems in the area that impact on the mental health of children,”...
Victims of domestic violence are afraid, sad and angry, but may not know how to communicate those emotions to counselors or therapists who want to help, Elsey said. Incorporating a holistic approach to treatment of the mind, body and soul is the best...
"Poverty can lead to a lot of behavioral, a lot of emotional stress in a child," said Dr. Harding, a psychiatrist at Healthy Minds Children's Mental Health Clinic. She says nationwide the number of cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among...
In Tennessee earlier this month, police arrested Mallory Loyola and charged her with assault for using methamphetamines while pregnant under a new state law, SB 1391, which criminalizes illegal narcotic use during pregnancy. Tennessee’s law...
"I don't remember a period like that before where the volume was so high and we had so many kids where there wasn't a place to facilitate them to, there wasn't a place for them to go to," said Gary Steck, CEO of Wellmore Behavioral Health, based in...
Too often, the stigma associated with mental illness leads to individuals feeling isolated from society. This sense of isolation contributes to lower self-esteem and a decreased sense of well-being, which are roadblocks in the path to mental illness...
Mindful listening is the essence of receptivity — allowing another person to express themselves without interrupting, judging, refuting, or discounting. It truly sets the stage for effective communication, and is the gateway to understanding and...
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a...
To ward off big memory problems in your 70s and beyond you may want to cork the bottle more often now. In a study of 6,500 people published this week, adults with a midlife history of drinking problems were more than twice as likely as those without...
Stress is part of the human condition, unavoidable and even necessary to a degree. But too much stress can be toxic even disabling. And there's a lot of toxic stress out there. A national poll done by NPR with our partners at the Robert Wood Johnson...
First-generation immigrants, men and younger patients are at risk of treatment delays for first-episode psychosis, study findings indicate. Educational level, premorbid adjustment and being a second-generation immigrant were not, however, associated...
As reported by The Treatment and Advocacy Center in its recent survey of persons with mental illness behind bars, research reveals, "There are 10 times more persons in U.S. jails or prison than state mental hospitals." There is no doubt that stigma...
Trauma has lasting effects on mental and physical health that may stem from changes to DNA which undermine a person’s ability to rebound from stress, according to new research. The small study of abused children adds to a growing body of...
Florida Appellate Court rules against pediatricians’ right to counsel on firearms safety
Full-term children performed better in cognitive tests than their premature counterparts, possibly due to reduced brain connectivity associated with preterm birth, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. However, researcher Luke...