A new study has found markers in the blood of depressed teens that were not present in their peers who did not show signs of depression. The new study, published in Translational Psychiatry, is expected to lead to improved diagnosis of depression, and potentially other diseases for which depression is a side-effect. Increasingly, the practice [...]
…get a second opinion. While there are tons of benefits to seeing a psychiatrist and talking through problems, it turns out that over-diagnosis may be a little too common, especially in children. Some people go to doctors, psychologists included, looking for a prescription to fix their problems, and that’s great. For the natural crowd, or [...]
Depression is a mood disorder that can have a number of causes and symptoms. We often deal with depression more often during winter months, as holidays remind us of lost loved ones or as seasonal changes (and related nutrient deficiencies) affect our mood. Symptoms for depression can affect eating and sleeping habits, as well as [...]
That’s the reported rate that women are using drugs to treat mental health disorders, including depression, ADHD, and anxiety. It’s not just women, though they use more mental health drugs than any other group. Men and children’s use of drugs to treat mental health disorders had also gone up over the last decade.
New research may indicate a future change in hospital guidelines to reduce mineral & vitamin deficiencies in kids. Vitamin deficiencies are surprisingly common, as vitamin deficiency symptoms may be subtle or blend into symptoms of other diseases (that may be triggered by mineral and vitamin deficiency!). Waiting 3 minutes to clamp the umbilical cord after [...]