Physical punishment, including spanking and slapping, can damage a child’s long-term development and increase the risk of aggression, antisocial behavior, and mental illness, a new analysis shows. Medscape Medical News
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Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital’s Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for treating psychiatric symptoms.
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The complex link between obesity and mental illness involves several driving factors, all of which should be considered when choosing effective interventions, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
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Exposure during gestation and early childhood to drinking water contaminated with PCE, an industrial solvent, has been linked to an increased risk for certain psychiatric illnesses in later life. Medscape Medical News
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Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study’s lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results…
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(MedPage Today) — About 20% of American adults experienced some form of mental illness over a year’s time, but the majority of them were never treated for it, a government survey found.
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Tens of thousands of powerful pills created to treat serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia are given to developmentally disabled people in the care of New York State every day.
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The dire physical and mental health effects of injecting methamphetamine are well known, but there’s been little research about suicidal behavior and injecting meth.
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Men who have lost their partner to cancer and who are still single four to five years after their loss run a far greater risk of developing mental illness than those who have managed to find a new partner, reveals a unique study of 691 Swedish widowers carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy. More than [...]
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Having an induced abortion in itself does not raise a female’s chances of developing mental health problems, says a report, claimed to be the largest and most comprehensive ever, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC), UK. The authors added that whether the pregnant woman decides to have an abortion or proceed with [...]
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