Psychiatric

Many Migraine Sufferers Skip Effective Behavioral Treatment

JUNE 08, 2018 Reuters Health News Even when a headache specialist refers migraine patients for proven behavioral treatments like biofeedback, relaxation training, or cognitive behavioral therapy, barely half of them go, suggests a small US study. Of 69 migraine sufferers treated at a large academic headache practice and referred for behavioral therapy, just 57% got […]

Study identifies a link between antidepressant treatment resistance and inflammation

Woodruff Health Sciences Center | June 7, 2018 Researchers at Emory University have found that depressed patients who have not responded to multiple antidepressants exhibit evidence of increased inflammation. Findings were recently published online in the journal, Psychoneuroendocrinology. The study shows that antidepressant treatment resistance is associated with increased inflammatory markers in patients with depression. […]

Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment – Full Text

J Family Med Prim Care. 2018 May-Jun;7(3):629-631. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_68_18. Chu ECP, Ng M1 Abstract We report the case of a 44-year-old school teacher who experienced long-term relief from tension-type headache (TTH) and major depression following chiropractic treatment. It is well recognized that psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk are commonly found in patients with painful physical […]

Academic’s Meat-Only Diet Ruffles Feathers – Low Carb Diet For Autoimmune Disease and Depression?

Psychology professor and daughter credit carnivorous diet with curing autoimmune illnesses and depression 16 MAY 2018 – 05:30 MARIKA SBOROS Canadian Mikhaila Peterson shares more than DNA and a depressive tendency with her famous father, Dr Jordan Peterson, the Toronto University psychology professor, author of the best-selling 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote for Chaos and […]

Cognitive Functional Therapy: An Integrated Behavioral Approach for the Targeted Management of Disabling Low Back Pain – Full Text Article

Cognitive Functional Therapy: An Integrated Behavioral Approach for the Targeted Management of Disabling Low Back Pain Peter B O’Sullivan Physical Therapy, Volume 98, Issue 5, 1 May 2018, Pages 408–423, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzy022 Published: 16 April 201 Abstract Biomedical approaches for diagnosing and managing disabling low back pain (LBP) have failed to arrest the exponential increase in […]

Exercising the Mind to Treat Attention Deficits

BY DANIEL GOLEMAN MAY 12, 2014 3:56 PM Which will it be — the berries or the chocolate dessert? Homework or the Xbox? Finish that memo, or roam Facebook? Such quotidian decisions test a mental ability called cognitive control, the capacity to maintain focus on an important choice while ignoring other impulses. Poor planning, wandering […]

PCOS May Compromise Mental Health

by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 10, 2018 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may put women at a higher risk for mental health conditions, researchers reported. When compared with women without PCOS, those with the hormonal condition had a higher prevalence of several psychiatric-related conditions, including depression (23.1% versus 19.3%), anxiety (11.5% versus 9.3%), […]

Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit

By BENEDICT CAREY and ROBERT GEBELOFF APRIL 7, 2018 Victoria Toline would hunch over the kitchen table, steady her hands and draw a bead of liquid from a vial with a small dropper. It was a delicate operation that had become a daily routine — extracting ever tinier doses of the antidepressant she had taken […]

Is knee pain linked to depression?

MARCH 20, 2018 American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation News In the US, about 13% of women and 10% of men aged 60 or older have knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis occurs when a joint becomes inflamed, usually because the protective cartilage and other tissues that cushion joints like the knee become […]

Stomach acid drugs may cause depression

MARCH 09, 2018 Top News in Neurology Healthline/Medical News Today A new study—now published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics—has found a link between a common class of stomach drugs called proton pump inhibitors and depression. The researchers suggest that the pills might lead to major depressive disorder by disrupting the gut’s bacteria. More and more […]

DASH Diet Linked to Lower Risk for Depression

Pauline Anderson February 28, 2018 A diet previously shown to reduce hypertension and stroke risk may also help ward off depression, new research suggests. Participants who most closely adhered to the low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet were 11% less likely to become depressed over time than those least adherent to the diet, […]

Veterans who learn Transcendental Meditation find relief from PTSD, new study shows

PUBLIC RELEASE: 12-JAN-2018 After one month, 80 percent had symptoms reduced to below the clinical level Veterans of the war in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found significant relief from their symptoms as a result of practicing the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, according to a new […]

Curcumin improves memory and mood

Twice-daily supplements boosted cognitive power over 18 months Date: January 23, 2018 Source: University of California – Los Angeles Summary: Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin — the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color — improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. Lovers of Indian food, give […]

‘Small Dose’ Exercise Guards Against Depression

Pam Harrison October 10, 2017 An hour a week of low-intensity exercise may be all it takes to prevent depression, a large, population-based cohort study of healthy adults suggests. “Being active is good for you ― even in small doses. Taken regularly, exercise is good for you, and it probably prevents mental ill health,” senior […]

In wake of opioid crisis, Joint Commission issues new pain standards for hospitals

by Joanne Finnegan | Aug 31, 2017 9:09am The Joint Commission has released new pain assessment and management standards that will take effect January 1 for all accredited hospitals. The new and revised standards come in response to the country’s opioid crisis, which every day claims 91 American lives as a result of overdoses, the Joint […]

Mineral Imbalances & ADHD (Part 1: Zinc Deficiency & Copper Excess)

What if there was a safe, effective, inexpensive, and simple way to help treat one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood? Health care professionals often overlook nutrients; yet imbalances in many minerals are frequently seen in medical disorders including ADHD. Fortunately, replenishing nutrients with an integrative treatment plan has proven to be an […]

Are You a Carboholic? Why Cutting Carbs Is So Tough

By GARY TAUBES JULY 19, 2017 I’ve been eating a high-fat, carb-restricted diet for almost 20 years, since I started as an experiment when investigating nutrition research for the journal Science. I find it’s easy for me to maintain a healthy weight when I eat this way. But even after two decades, the sensation of being on […]

Meditation and yoga can ‘reverse’ DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests

Date: June 15, 2017 Source: Coventry University Summary: Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they can ‘reverse’ the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a study. Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they […]

Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12- year old U.S. children – Full Text Article

Mawson AR, Ray BD, Bhuiyan AR, Jacob B (2017) Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12-year-old U.S. children. J Transl Sci 3: DOI: 10.15761/JTS.1000186 Abstract Vaccinations have prevented millions of infectious illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths among U.S. children, yet the long-term health outcomes of the vaccination schedule remain uncertain. […]

Hyperactivity & Attention Deficit Disorder: Do We Have Options?

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O.,D.A.C.B.N., MS Attention-deficit disorder affects a startling 17 million people and seems to be gaining ground every year. As a parent of child suffering with this disorder.. what are you to do?? Attention-deficit disorder is the most frequently diagnosed childhood psychiatric condition in America. In the past most medical journals described this […]