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Autism Intervention for Toddlers Improves Developmental Outcomes
Blurb: According to a new study, children with autism who receive a high intensity developmental behavioral intervention starting by age 18-30 months show major improvements in IQ, language, adaptive...
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Major Databases Link Up to Advance Autism Research
Blurb: By spring 2010, NDAR will make available the data from more than 10,000 participants enrolled in ASD research studies. Investigators will be able to perform a single query in the NDAR portal to...
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Substance Use Associated with Low Response to Depression Treatment Among Teens
Blurb: Substance use is more common among teens with depression than among those without depression. Researchers have also found that depression can inhibit teens' response to treatment of substance...
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How to Cure Addiction through Psychotherapy
By: William Valdivia, Ph.D. Blurb: By William Valdivia, Ph.D.Some people are so relieved to see their addiction gone and their life improved as a result, that they conclude their addiction was due...
View ArticleCocaine Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Addiction
Blurb: Immunization with an experimental anti-cocaine vaccine resulted in a substantial reduction in cocaine use in 38 percent of vaccinated patients in a clinical trial supported by the National...
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National Survey Tracks Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth
Blurb: Only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a nationally representative survey funded in part by the...
View ArticleRunaway Vigilance Hormone Linked to Panic Attacks
Blurb: A study has linked panic disorder to a wayward hormone in a brain circuit that regulates vigilance. While too little of the hormone, called orexin, is known to underlie narcolepsy, the new...
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Just Over Half of Americans Diagnosed with Major Depression Receive Care
Blurb: Overall, only about half of Americans diagnosed with major depression in a given year receive treatment for it, and even fewer - about one fifth - receive treatment consistent with current...
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People of all ages suffer the harmful consequences of drug abuse and addiction
Blurb: As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a disease that affects both brain and behavior. We have identified many of the biological and environmental factors and are...
View ArticleSame Genes Suspected in Both Depression and Bipolar Illness
Blurb: Researchers, for the first time, have pinpointed a genetic hotspot that confers risk for both bipolar disorder and depression. This adds to mounting evidence that major mental disorders overlap...
View ArticleObesity Epidemic for U.S. Students
Blurb: The majority of of high school students who are obese, engage in unhealthy dietary behaviors, or are physically inactive. The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that among U.S. high...
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Substance Abuse Among Troops, Veterans, and Their Families
Blurb: In one study, one in four veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan reported symptoms of a mental or cognitive disorder; one in six reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These...
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Coping With Traumatic Events
Blurb: Research in relation to the earthquake in Haiti will be difficult and requires careful consideration of the tremendous public health crisis currently unfolding. The research community that has...
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Eating Disorders Awareness
Blurb: An eating disorder is marked by extremes. It is present when a person experiences severe disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme reduction of food intake or extreme overeating, or...
View ArticleChildren Carry Emotional Burden of AIDS Epidemic in China
Blurb: Most studies on HIV/AIDS have focused on conditions in U.S. inner cities and sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this lack of research attention, the AIDS epidemic in China and other Asian countries is...
View ArticleNeurofeedback Effective in Treating Eating Disorders and Addiction
By: Meghan Vivo Blurb: Neurofeedback is being used at some of the leading addiction and eating disorder treatment programs in the U.S. Addiction and eating disorders are two of the most challenging...
View ArticleIs it Worry, Anxiety or Panic? Why Women Worry So Much
By: Nancy Travers, LCSW The Merriam Webster dictionary defines worry as feeling or experiencing concern or anxiety. Anxiety is defined as fearful concern or interest with an added apprehensiveness....
View ArticleRelationships and Anxiety
By: Nancy Travers, LCSW Anxiety can affect every aspect of your life; generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can produce even more invasive consequences. Anxiety often compels us to engage in unhealthy...
View ArticleNegative Body Image Affects Your Intimate Relationships
By: Nancy Travers, LCSW The way we see and value you ourselves has a huge impact on our actions, our quality of life, our happiness, and even our relationships with others. Body images is a simple...
View ArticleIt’s More Than Just the Winter Blues: the Dangers of Seasonal Affective Disorder
By: Nancy Travers, LCSW We’ve all heard about the winter blues. It can be difficult to be excited about celebrating or traveling when there is a chill in the air and the days are shorter. While some...
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