Autism is both a devastating problem and it’s still a puzzle largely what causes or what has been causing the dramatic increase in the prevalence of this disease in the last 40 years or so. So it’s almost like an exponential increase. Part of that is really due to better diagnosis and the diagnostic criteria. …
Read more Could Autism Be Caused by Gut Microbes? | Dr. Emeran Mayer
As a mental health provider, when it comes to serious mental illness – or SMI – you need to know how advances in science change standards of care. With complex patients and little time to spare, it is a challenge to keep up your medical knowledge and apply it in your practice. Let SMI Adviser …
Read more SMI Adviser – A Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness
Go to a party with fifty people in it, there’s a psychopath, a full-blown psychopath there. There’s probably five borderline psychopaths there. They’re not going to kill you, rape you, or maybe even take your money, but they’re going to manipulate the situation, make you look bad, or use you in some way. Something bad …
– In 1973 in Pasadena, California, Panda Inn was founded. 10 years later a sleek, sexy businessman showed up and say hey, can you throw one in my mall but make it quick? And in 1983 Panda Express was born in the Glendale Galleria which is the mall that I go to. That’s my mall. …
One of the most exciting things in the world of AI in health is being able to digitize the state of mind. That is being able to use different metrics to be able to say, this person is depressed, or this person is really happy and doing well. And so one of the really great …
Read more Depression is a silent killer. A.I. is turning up the volume. | Eric Topol
{♫Intro♫} Having a newborn can be a joyous experience but it can also be overwhelming. After all, you’re suddenly responsible for this helpless, needy human being. And while they might be super adorable, they’re also not that interesting for a while. On top of that, there are all kinds of hormone fluctuations, sleep disruptions, and …
Read more Heads-Up: Depression Isn’t the Only Postpartum Disorder
You know, it wasn’t until 1973 that the American Psychiatric Association, after a fairly lengthy period of debate, discussion, and advocacy, voted to remove homosexuality as a mental disorder. Discrimination, you know, comes in many forms. And the psychological and the social implications of those are, you know, they’re not insignificant. So if you do …
Read more For LGBT People, Discrimination Still Brings Mental Health Challenges.
LEON HARRIS Very often, young adults who have been through rough times want to speak out to help others in similar situations. That’s the case with our Awareness Day Honorary Chairperson, Demi Lovato. Many of you may know Demi from her early days with Disney or from her hit songs or from her role as …
Read more National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Honorary Chairperson Demi Lovato
For the last two and a half years, I’m one of the few, if not the only, child psychiatrist operating in refugee camps, shorelines and rescue boats in Greece and the Mediterranean Sea. And I can say, with great confidence, that we are witnessing a mental-health catastrophe that will affect most of us, and it …
Read more How we can bring mental health support to refugees | Essam Daod
– In order to be happy you need to be successful. Well what if I told you you had it backwards. That being successful doesn’t lead to happiness, but rather happiness leads to success. You need a minute to process that? That’s fine, I’ll wait. Psychologist have scientifically proven that one of the greatest contributing …
Read more Happiness Experts Share Back to School Mental Health Tips
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