Concussions are like ghosts from the past. The symptoms of old concussions and brain injuries may be the manifestations in the present. Often the person has forgotten about their concussions, or in some cases, their many concussions, but they continue to struggle with the lingering effects of concussion. Usually the symptoms associated with concussion resolve…
ReadDue to a multitude of factors including discrimination and bias, individuals who identify as transgender experience higher rates of mental health issues than the general U.S. population. A 2013 article published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that about 50% of individuals identifying as transgender presented with clinically significant depressive symptoms. Further,…
ReadBipolar disorder has been clinically recognized for years, but the mechanisms that underly the condition and the ways the disorder expresses itself have remained poorly understood. Now, researchers say they have identified a unique way that bipolar disorder expresses itself that can improve treatment and therapy options for those with the disorder. As researchers from…
ReadThe following article is offered to us by contributor Ruwan M. Jayatunge, MD, and offers us new insights into the future of PTSD treatment. by Ruwan M. Jayatunge and Mieczyslaw Pokorski Abstract: This review is an attempt to provide a comprehensive view of post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) and its therapy, focusing on the use of meditation…
ReadThis week, the world lost not one, but two highly successful celebrities to suicide. From the outside, no one would have guessed Kate Spade or Anthony Bourdain were contemplating taking their lives in the last few days leading up to their deaths. Both had built sizable business empires, were well-respected, and were living what appeared…
ReadDhruv Khullar, MD in an article in the New York Times of June 7, 2018 described the serious health disparities that Americans living with serious mental illness face. According to Dr. Khullar people living with serious mental illness die 15-30 years earlier than those without a serious mental health condition. That is an enormous reduction…
ReadFor people living with or recovering from eating disorders, the grocery store can be an intimidating place. Being surrounded by nothing but food, many proclaiming they are “low-carb” or “low-fat”, can be overwhelming and cause intense anxiety, even years after recovering from a clinical eating disorder. Thankfully, a new form of telemedicine is aiming to…
ReadThe connection between death by opioid overdose and suicide by opioid overdose is a growing concern. Maria Oquendo, MD, the immediate past president of the American Psychiatric Association puts suicide by opioid overdose as between 25 and 45% of the deaths by overdose. Dr. Oquendo points to one study of overdoses which identified that 46%…
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