Early September brings about a good week of Research News Updates from Science Daily. Read on to discover more on the myth busting results that suggest that today’s parents actually spend more time with their kids and may be doing a better job of parenting despite added stress, that persons with Autism may have visual […]
Check out today’s Research News Update for the latest on the role of positive emotions and resilience, several new studies on Autism, including differences in how these persons learn new behaviors and the role of parental stress in their child’s behaviors, brainmaps that can detect early mental illness, such as schizophrenia, psychological interventions may not […]
U.S. News and World Report recently listed neurofeedback among 9 drug free treatments of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that consumers should consider. The author discusses why some parents are inclined to seek out “alternative” or behavioral treatments and cites evidence that stimulant drugs, such as Ritalin, may not provide long term relief and may […]
In a huge development for the field of biofeedback, researchers* classified neurofeedback for childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as “Level 5 – Efficacious and Specific” – the highest available efficacy rating established by ISNR and AABP. The investigators utilized a statistical technique called a meta-analysis to arrive at the results. Speaking from personal experience, […]
The National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) released a free video to promote awareness of the symptoms of depression and its potential treatments. In fact, they encourage public distribution of this video at schools, workshops, and other public functions. Preteen or adolescent males and females are the targeted audience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychotropic, and […]
Today’s “NIH/NIMH Research News Update” can be best described as brief yet very important. There is new information about the use of stimulant medication for ADHD and sudden death in children, cognitive therapy for depression to help at risk teens, Citalopram is no better than placebo in children with Autism, and the search to identify […]
Another round of interesting research news updates from Science Daily. Today’s report provides links to research that details, for example, how children may raise their parents, the psychological impact of child abuse, money and fame may lead to unhappiness, many more reasons not smoke (seems like I have this headline in almost every update – […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Mental Health (NIMH) have been somewhat quiet lately with the research news. For today’s NIH/NIMH Research News Update, I rounded up several interesting new announcements/studies that include: potassium linked to schizophrenia, increased funds for suicide prevention, and ADHD medication linked to improved school performance. (more…)
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