Mental Health Archive
“High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a long-running population study by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists.” Early life stress impacts cortisol levels …
Without appropriate social interaction, myelin production has been shown to decrease. Decreases in myelination may lead to permanent social and cognitive deficits. Timing seems to play a pivotal function. Recovery at some points has been shown possible, however it has …
The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) ” facilitates the adoption of trauma-informed environments in the delivery of a broad range of services including mental health, substance use, housing, vocational or employment support, domestic violence and victim assistance…NCTIC seeks to …
I recent began reading a piece of literature called “Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Abnormal Psychology,” Fourth Edition, by Richard Halgin. Halgin breaks down the reading into three separate parts: psychological conditions and treatments, the trend towards biological interventions, and social …
A few posts ago I spoke about the power of resiliency, how necessary it is in order to combat the stressors that are bound to occur in everyday life. Prior to unlocking our genetic codes, resiliency was some psycho-mumbo-jumbo that …
A prior post, For Happiness, Bob Marley Said it Best, Don’t Worry, was based on Dan Gilbert’s research on happiness which reveals we are ultimately responsible for our own happiness based on the value we place on a thing or …
Ah club drugs, the new psychopharmacology frontier. It was only a matter of time before the mental health profession became aware that recreational drugs could unlock some doors into alternative treatments. Â To be completely honest, I think some in the …
As a follow up to a prior posting, from the World Health Organization….”WHO is calling for an end to the stigmatization of depression and other mental disorders. Depression is a common illness and people suffering from depression need …
As a personal project I have been blogging since 2010 about Gluten Free living. My blog is titled Celtic Celiac: A Modern Guide to Staying Sane Without Grain and can be found here. The below excerpt is from that blog …
