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There are a variety of methods you can use to help yourself with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). Individuals should take an active role in their own treatment and self-care because feeling better and getting better is an … Continue reading →

Objective: Marijuana has been approved for a number of psychiatric conditions in many states in the US including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), agitation in Alzheimer’s disease, and Tourette’s disorder. In this systematic review, we examine the strength of evidence for … Continue reading →

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare health care resource utilization and costs in veterans with schizophrenia treated with paliperidone palmitate (PP) versus oral atypical antipsychotics (OAAs). Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted using electronic health record data from the Veterans Health … Continue reading →

Objective: To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between sleep disturbance and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptoms in a large cohort of adolescents exposed to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. Methods: Participants were 1,573 adolescents (mean age … Continue reading →

Because of similar symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder may be misdiagnosed or confused with one another. In a new study, researchers reveal the distinct differences between bipolar and borderline personality disorders in order to better treat … Continue reading →

Meditation affects a person’s brain function long after the act of meditation is over, according to new research. “This is the first time meditation training has been shown to affect emotional processing in the brain outside of a meditative state,” … Continue reading →

A new study has found that people experiencing a depressive episode process information about themselves differently than people who are not depressed. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers at the University of Liverpool scanned the brains of people in … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago someone raised in an interesting question in response to one of my posts: what are the differences between healthy and unhealthy ways of dealing with boredom in ADHD? We often talk about things being “healthy” or … Continue reading →

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can change your brain. That’s right. According to Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Robert Waldman, words can literally change your brain. In their book, Words Can Change Your Brain, they write: … Continue reading →

Many people today find that there are not enough waking hours to accomplish all we need to do.  Work, long commutes, email, family responsibilities and household chores can eat up much of our waking time. In order to get chores … Continue reading →