]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Mental Health Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/927155?rsstype=latest&cid=97 by Tess ThompsonThe medical and behavioral side effects of ADD medications such as Ritalin and Adderall have many parents searching for natural alternatives for their children. While traditional medications can be effective, the risks are many, and r... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:26:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/927155?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/927149?rsstype=latest&cid=97 New research has found that gardening is an effective way to exercise. Researchers at Kansas State University determined that gardening is a form of moderate intensity exercise that can easily contribute to the exercise recommendations of the... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:13:03 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/927149?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/926922?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Dogs have truly proven they are man s best friend. A study led by a nurse Kathie Cole, at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center used dogs to interact with heart patients.The study conducted by Kathie, used therapeutic dogs. There ... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:43:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/926922?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926898?rsstype=latest&cid=97 This seems like a good Friday to take a look back, as people recover from their New Year s celebrations (including us!) and as many of us look forward to what 2009 has in store for us (we re wishing for an improved economy, for one!). 10 Years Ag... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:46:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926898?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926899?rsstype=latest&cid=97 In many ways, we re sad to see 2008 go. We passed some great milestones during the year here at Psych Central, including topping 80,000 members in our collective communities and reaching more people through our website than in any previous year. We... Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:44:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926899?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926998?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Happy 2009!We re leaving tonight on the red-eye to go back from the Bay Area to New Jersey so, in the interest of being able to spend more time in the California sunshine with my guys and my parents, and since it is, indeed, 2009, a few more highli... Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:54:15 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926998?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/time-goes-by/927038?rsstype=latest&cid=97 There is no point in sugar-coating it. It s been a long, hard year of losses for millions of people: jobs gone, houses foreclosed, life savings diminished if not entirely depleted (stolen). Between the long slog of the election campaign and the fi... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:31:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/time-goes-by/927038?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926900?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Sonja Lyubomirsky thinks so. Or at least that seems to be her argument in a recent op-ed in the New York Times, where she suggests that people (What people? Most people? Her friends? She doesn t say ) aren t panicking due to the depression/rec... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:09:15 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926900?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/926873?rsstype=latest&cid=97 The nation is too precariously balanced right now to risk having him burst into tears, or march off in a snit, or take to his bed with the glums. So says a cheeky op-ed this past weekend by novelist Amy Goldman Koss (via the WSJ Health Blog), who wo... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:00:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/926873?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/927161?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Premenstrual syndrome occurs usually between the time of ovulation and the first day of your period. Many women experience a host of symptoms that are attributed to premenstrual syndrome aka PMS.As long as they don t really interfere with your dail... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:33:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/927161?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/bps-research-digest/927051?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Psychologists in America have interviewed ten male members of the Latter-day Saints Church (i.e. Mormons) who've grown beards despite their church having strict rules prohibiting facial hair. Michael Nielsen and Daryl White argue the stories these me... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/bps-research-digest/927051?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/927183?rsstype=latest&cid=97 I attended one of the several thousand commnty gatherings to discuss the infrastriucture of a new approach to health care last week, conducted by Obama supoprters.. It was one of the larger ones with at least 100 peopel attending. Several things beca... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:50:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/927183?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926902?rsstype=latest&cid=97 I know what you re thinking: another cheesy, goody-two-shoes article on how I can keep all those goals I ve set going into 2009. If you abhor such articles (like 10 ways to declutter your bathroom), then keep on reading. I m like you. Normal. 1... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:16:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926902?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/926970?rsstype=latest&cid=97 San Francisco is about to open the first legal injection site in the country.I've had a lot to say on the topic in the past. To sum up my view, context is key. A program like this can be an expression of despair, fear and/or contempt, or it can be a ... Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:53:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/926970?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/whats-new/927192?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Millions of people have blue circles under their eyes. Blue skin color under eyes is normal for most people. However some people have very dark blue under their eyes. This is often referred to as dark blue circles under the eyes. Below I explain how ... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:55:36 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/whats-new/927192?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926904?rsstype=latest&cid=97 What if someone you loved had a mental disorder that nobody knew how to treat? The disorder causes your loved one to act out against others, because they see hallucinations or believe delusions about others trying to harm them. Sometimes, the delusio... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:00:40 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/926904?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/926618?rsstype=latest&cid=97 In spite of that big broken water main, the FDA managed to make a bit of news before everything shuts down for the holiday. Three key items:1. The agency isn t ready to approve AstraZeneca s drug Seroquel XR for major depressive disorder, the com... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:51:51 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/926618?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/926363?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Something to piss everyone off and challenge the premise of that recent Times article. A meta-analysis of studies comparing bona fide treatments found no evidence of differences among treatments for alcohol use disorders. More interesting is this:... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:32:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/926363?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926405?rsstype=latest&cid=97 Sometimes being Charlie s mother just makes everything simple.For instance, since a quarter after noon on Tuesday when I walked out into the middle school hallway, Charlie leading the way, after a holiday party in his classroom (really just him and... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:18:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/926405?rsstype=latest&cid=97 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/marias-last-diet/926491?rsstype=latest&cid=97 by Maria's Last DietDear FoodI m breaking up with you.Don t be surprised. I ve certainly tried to do it many times before, but I always weakened and went back to you. I finally woke up and realized this relationship is not good for me. I m no... 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