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Friday, May 10th, 2013 by 76Trombones
Friday, May 10th, 2013 by 76Trombones
MORE ON NIMH, DSM. Time Magazine has posted an article describing the National Institute of Mental Health's apparent break with DSM categories and diagnostic guidelines. The NIH is seeking a more science-based approach to classification. Find the article, and find out more about ... Read more
LD PREVALENCE.Up to 10 percent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities SLDs, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to two or three pupils in every classroom, according to a new article. The article also notes that specific learning disabil... Read more
FREE SHIPPING to the US and Canada on "Spotlight on 2e Series" booklets -- last three days. Through April 20, buy one or all nine of our informational booklets and we'll mail them to you with no shipping charge -- as long as you're in the U.S. or Canada. Find out more a... Read more
SEASONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH. Researchers using Google search data tracked searches related to several mental health conditions found that in the winter queries were higher than in summer. In particular, in the U.S., inquiries about ADHD were 28 percent higher in winter; OCD inq... Read more
Psychiatric Illnesses May Involve Changes in Only Two Genes
Monday, March 4th, 2013 by Dr. Robert Wascher
Monday, March 4th, 2013 by Dr. Robert Wascher
A new study shows that changes in only two genes may account for most psychiatric illnesses. PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES MAY INVOLVE CHANGES IN ONLY TWO GENES As most regular readers of Weekly Health Update know, I rarely discuss psychiatric research studies here, as most behavioral st... Read more
Psychiatric Medication or Play Therapy For me it's a no-brainer but for millions of unsuspecting parents play therapy is just not an option. Why Play therapy has, over the years, steadily grown in popularity among clinicians. It has, however, not been accepted by the scientific c... Read more
Which is the safest, which has proven to be more effective I'm often asked if I am opposed to children and adolescents being prescribed psychiatric medication for depression, ADHD and all other reasons they are prescribed them. Simple answer is yes. Clinical trials will show us t... Read more
Improve Your Brain Health – Spend More Time with Mother Nature
Monday, December 17th, 2012 by smallbrain
Monday, December 17th, 2012 by smallbrain
Fascinating new research shows that even the briefest of moments spent in nature and away from our mobile phones, I-Pads and laptops can have a dramatic and positive impact on our brain health. Parents and teachers have told us this Continue reading The post Improve Your Brain He... Read more
As advances in neuroscience techniques and approaches over the past decade or so have increased our understanding of how the human brain works and what it needs to perform at optimum best, It is now commonly agreed by neuroscientists and Continue reading Read more
Attention deficithyperactivity disorder ADHD in children may result from maternal exposure to mercury during pregnancy. MERCURY EXPOSURE IN THE WOMB MAY CAUSE ADHD Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of children diagnosed with attention def... Read more
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