Archive for January, 2010

In the latest study, only 38 percent to 40 percent of those who indicated mental health disorders were interested in getting help, and 23 to 40 percent reported seeing someone for help. They cited concerns about how they would be seen by peers and potential damage to their careers. via 1 in 8 returning... »

Whereas drugs like morphine, heroin and methadone are opioid receptor agonist – meaning they fully bind opioid receptors – Suboxone® (buprenorphine) is a partial opioid receptor agonist. This gives Suboxone® the ability to relieve even the acute symptoms of opiate withdrawal without producing the euphoria (high) of the full agonist drugs like oxycontin, heroin,... »

“If you say we can offer coverage for all Americans and it won’t cost a penny, that’s just not true,” Mr. Obama said. “You can’t structure a bill where suddenly 30 million people have coverage, and it costs nothing.” via Fact Check – Searching for Some Light Amid the Heat – NYTimes.com. »

“Some insurance companies have already put plans in place that fall short of this laws intent, severely restricting patients access to life-saving care,” said Gumbley, who cited United Healthcare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield as examples. “This needs to change, and we encourage individuals and families covered by these plans to ask them to fully... »

Psychologically speaking, a difficult mother is a great deal more than a person with whom we have difficulties from time to time. A truly difficult mother is one who presents her child with a profound dilemma: “Either develop complex and constricting coping mechanisms to maintain a relationship with me, at great cost to your... »

via More Than Just a Bad Dream–A Nightmare’s Impact on the Waking Brain: Scientific American. Although we are taught quite the opposite – it’s not hard to believe if you’ve had a bad one that nightmare’s actually provoke anxiety. It begs the “chicken or the egg” argument. In my practice experience however, I’ve often... »

Most members of the task force … stand firm in their recommendation against corporal punishment, which is still used by more than 90 percent of American parents at some point and condoned by more than 70 percent of the population, according to 1995 and 2005 survey data via Should Parents Spank Their Kids?: Scientific... »

…mental health professionals speculate that a popular culture increasingly focused on the external – from wealth to looks and status – has contributed to the uptick in mental health issues. via The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations. »

Conceptually interesting. Suggests a greater question: if the drugs prescribed to assist with emotional health are affecting decision-making – does that benefit or further hinder the client? What factors lead it in either direction? How does it impact people dually-diagnosed who are also fighting addiction and the decision conflicts therei via BBC News –... »

The syndrome of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is under fire because its defining criteria are too broad, leading to rampant overdiagnosis. via Soldiers’ Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD: Scientific American. »