Big news in mental health. In fact make that the health field because this discovery blurs the line between mental and physical… A new study published in The Lancet has linked several of the same genetic mutations to autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. While no one …
Bullying in childhood appears to be a real bummer beyond childhood. A new study links childhood bullying to psychiatric disorders in young adulthood. It’s one of the first long-term studies tracking “the effects” of bullying and involves a large sample of over 1,400 youths in Western North Carolina. Researchers from Duke University asked kids about their experiences with bullying then …
When my daughter recently got treatment in the ER after injuring her arm I knew my insurance would cover the treatment regardless of whether she had a minor sprain or a full-blown break. I didn’t have to sweat it. I didn’t have to wonder how to help or if anyone out there knew how to …
So my family and friends back in Cleveland can’t help but lament the recent school shooting in quiet Chardon, Ohio – yes it really is all that quiet. The next day my father, a news junkie and retired high school teacher, briefed me on the details including the shooter’s motivation. The …
This week as I run the grocery store gauntlet, toss out two, possibly three months of mail on my dining table and try to find the snow boots and mittens, I hope to remember to actually give thanks. Really give thanks. My daughter has gotten into the habit of uttering thanks for “everything good and none of the bad.” A lazy response but not unlike the standard family-friends-food …