Category Archives: Mental Health

Yelling Worsens Teen Behavior

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Greg Asseff

Although a previous study indicates that at least 90% of parents admit to yelling or using harsh verbal discipline on their teenage children, a new study suggests that these tactics actually backfire and worsen their behavior. In the recent study, researchers found that children who were harshly verbally disciplined at 13 exhibited more behavioral problems and increased signs of depression at this same age and at 14. Behavioral problems and depression symptoms were worst in children who were yelled at most frequently, according to the study. The researchers suggested that this could create a vicious cycle in which children are yelled at more as their behavior worsens, which only makes their behavior worse and leads to more yelling. Many family experts suggest disengaging from a negative situation to cool down before succumbing to yelling.

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Stress Interferes with Emotional Control

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Greg Asseff

A recent study by researchers at New York University suggests that even mild levels of everyday stress can interfere with a person’s ability to exercise emotional control. Specifically, the study found that therapies used to teach emotional control in the face of conditions such as social anxiety aren’t as effective in stressful situations. Neuroscience professor Elizabeth Phelps, one of the lead researchers behind the study, said that the strategies you learn in a clinical setting may make sense when you learn them, but be less effective in real-world situations that involve a level of stress. She described the study as the first of its kind despite long-held suspicions that the ultimate findings matched reality. More research may need to be done before many stress relief tactics prove to be highly effective in the real world.

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Study: No Link Between Psychedelic Drugs and Mental Illness

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Greg Asseff

Contrary to popular belief, the use of psychedelic drugs such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline does not increase an individual’s risk of developing mental health issues, according to a new study by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The study, which looked at well over 100,000 individuals, contradicts the long-standing notion among the medical community and popular culture that using hallucinogens increases mental illness risk. However, the researchers behind the study cautioned that the results may not apply to all individuals. The results contribute to a long history of varied opinions regarding LSD in particular. For example, the new study directly opposes some of the original perceptions scientists had about the drug in the 1950s. Back then, it was thought that LSD could actually replicate the symptoms of mental illness.

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Stomachaches in Childhood May Predict Anxiety in Adulthood

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Greg Asseff

Children who suffer from frequent stomachaches may be more likely to suffer from anxiety when they’re older, even if the stomachaches eventually subside, according to a new study conducted at Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University. About 480 children were included in the study. Roughly 330 of the kids suffered from FAPS, or functional abdominal pain syndrome, a condition in which abdominal pain is experienced despite the absence of an apparent cause. When the children underwent psychiatric evaluations about nine years later, the subjects who suffered from FAPS were up to five-times more likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Over half of the children who suffered from FAPS were later diagnosed with disorders such as phobias or social anxiety. The same was true of only 20% of the other group.

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Want to Keep Your Memory? Keep Your Teeth, Study Says

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Greg Asseff

Good dental health can have benefits that reach well beyond just a person’s teeth. For example, it’s been suggested that good brushing and flossing habits could be reducing your risk of having a stroke. Some research also indicates that gum disease and cavities could serve as predictors of heart disease. According to a new study by European researchers, keeping your teeth may be also be important for keeping a strong and accurate memory. Though the study was relatively small in size at 273 participants, it found that memory score tests are linked with the number of remaining teeth in older adults. All of the participants were at least 55 years of age at the time of the study, which accounted for age in order to eliminate the notion that tooth loss and memory loss are only natural results of aging that occur together synchronously.

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