WASHINGTON, DC, July 28, 2010- How do you talk to a young child about their fear of starting school, getting a new babysitter, or moving to a new area? As adults, we know that change is a part of life, but very often young children yearn to keep things as they are. It helps them [...]
By Michele Hoos, Health.com (Heath.com) — As recently as 10 years ago, doctors advised women with bipolar disorder not to have children. While that thinking is now dated, bipolar women often face tough decisions about how to handle their medication during pregnancy. Most drugs prescribed for bipolar disorder carry some risk of birth defects, yet [...]
WASHINGTON – Children and adolescents who lack social problem-solving skills are more at risk of becoming bullies, victims or both than those who don’t have these difficulties, says new research published by the American Psychological Association. But those who are also having academic troubles are even likelier to become bullies.
A U.S. Air Force suicide prevention program is associated with reduced suicide rates among Air Force personnel during times in which the program was rigorously implemented and monitored, according to an NIMH-funded study published online ahead of print May 13, 2010, in the American Journal of Public Health.
ARLINGTON, Va. (July 1, 2010) – People with serious mental illness lose significantly more years of potential life than the general population, according to research presented in the July issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Years of potential life lost, or YPLL, which is based on U.S. life expectancy in [...]