2021-10-05 Lack of mental health services for refugees is a global scandal The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the longstanding neglect of mental health services for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing, the organization said the international community had broken the promise, enshrined in international law, to ensure the highest attainable […]
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Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk
Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk Alzheimer’s DiseaseBehavioral & Social ResearchDementiasNutritionPhysical Activity Joe Balintfy, 301-496-1752, [email protected] Data from two NIH studies show 60% lower risk among those with highest number of healthy behaviors Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study […]
Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
2021-10-01 Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean? Judith Graham The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging. After initially indicating […]
Mental Health Friday 2021-10-01 Body dysmorphic disorder
Today’s Topic: Body dysmorphic disorder On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails […]
The Part of the ‘Free Britney’ Saga That Could Happen to Anyone
2021-09-30 The Part of the ‘Free Britney’ Saga That Could Happen to Anyone Christopher Magoon When Britney Spears last went before a judge, in June, she bristled as she told of being forced into psychiatric care that cost her $60,000 a month. Though the pop star’s circumstances in a financial conservatorship are unusual, every […]
How Often Do Police Use Tasers on Teens? Experts Want More Data.
How Often Do Police Use Tasers on Teens? Experts Want More Data. By Rod McCullom The photographs are graphic and disturbing: 16-year-old Jahmel Leach sits in a hospital bed, his face swollen, a deep, bloody laceration stretching across his right cheek. Taken last June, the pictures show the Bronx teenager shortly after he was arrested […]
Mental Health Friday 2021-09-24 Bipolar disorder
On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails you. Today’s Topic: Bipolar […]
2021-09-21 – World Alzheimers Day – 5 tips for caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s
5 tips for caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s (BPT) – Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s can be rewarding, but has its challenges. Early diagnosis, having open communication and doing some simple activities can significantly help in caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. Fortunately, there are also resources and assistance to […]
Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise – here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years
Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise – here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years Instagram’s emphasis on filtered photos of bodies harms girls’ self-image. Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky Facebook officials had internal research in […]
Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage
2021-09-16 Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage Katheryn Houghton Gary Popiel had to drive more than 200 miles round trip to visit his adult daughters in separate behavioral health facilities as they received psychiatric and medical treatment. It was 2000, and the family’s only options for inpatient psychiatric beds […]