The July 21rst edition of the NIH/NIMH Research News Update highlights new information that includes evidence-based prevention of suicide in the military, depression is more strongly related to stress rather than a gene, more on stimulants and sudden death, a brief one-time intervention helps to reduce sexually transmitted diseases in African American males, and the NIH to launch the "connectome" project of ...

Children and teens who are diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder often face significant life style adjustments not only for themselves, but for family and friends around them. Medication management, psychological treatments, and other behavioral modifications can be intimidating, frustrating, and difficult to adapt too. The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently released a free evidence based e-book called, ...

Keeping up with the latest research on mental health medications and their side effects can be a difficult proposition for psychologists since in most states they are not allowed to prescribe. The National Institute of Mental Health recently released a "Mental Health Medications" as a free 30 page PDF e-book. The e-book is clearly written and organized with coverage of medications for major depression, schi ...