Wow, a bunch of Mental Health Related stories today. Here’s the round-up:
Autism
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From the Indy Star:
Riley Hospital for Children today will announce a $2.2 million federal grant to expand research and clinical care services at the hospital’s Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center.
Rep. Dan Burton, R-Indianapolis, who was instrumental in securing the funds, will be on hand for the announcement. The center, established in 1997, was named for his grandson, who has an autism spectrum disorder.
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From MSNBC:
A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it.
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From WTHR:
Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-based vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found.
Depression
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From MSNBC:
Women who doll up with too much perfume might not know it because they’re depressed.
That’s the conclusion of Dr. Yehuda Shoenfeld, a physician and autoimmune disease researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel who studies “autoantibodies.” This class of chemicals launches attacks against the body’s cells, often in patients with autoimmune disease such as lupus.
“Our scientific findings suggest that women who are depressed are also losing their sense of smell, and may overcompensate by using more perfume,” he said.
Eating Disorders
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From MSNBC:
Sitting down for regular family meals may protect teen girls from developing eating disorders, according to a new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Substance Abuse
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From MSNBC:
About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12 to 25 — or about 5 percent of the age group — have used over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to get high, a U.S. government survey found.
Rxing Kids
Gives us this link to the entire Frontline episode about psychotropic medication prescriptions for children and teens. Dr. Carlat actually appears in the documentary. If this show doesn’t scare the heck out of you, nothing will. The Blogmeister was particularly struck by one of the father’s saying, “why are we giving him all these pills, where’s the therapy?”
Anxiety
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From WTHR:
Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
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