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Looking for a Good Therapist? Experts Offer Guidance

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – If you decide to see a therapist, finding one who’s right for you presents one of the biggest early hurdles. “The field of psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy has adv...

Common Heart Drug Propranolol Might Lower Anxiety in Kids With Autism

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Could a blood pressure drug thats been around since the 1960s help ease anxiety in people with autism? That's the main finding from a small study where 69 people between...

'Big Little Leap' to Kindergarten an Important Milestone for Kids

TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Kindergarten might seem like child’s play, but embracing the adventure can play a key role in a kid’s future educational success, a new study finds. A successful early tra...

Is Your Kid Gambling Online? Poll Shows Most Parents Wouldn't Know

MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 — Think your kid is safe from exposure to gambling?  Don't bet on it. "Teens and young adults may have a difficult time going into a casino unnoticed but they have easy access to...

Study Links Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy With Child Behavioral Issues

THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Expecting moms who often turn to acetaminophen for their aches and pains are more likely to wind up with kids who have behavioral issues, a new study warns. Children...

Stressed Teens at Risk of Heart Trouble Years Later

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Stressed-out teens are likely to have more heart health risk factors in adulthood, a new study says. Teens with elevated stress levels tended to have high blood pressure,...

Physical Activity + Mindfulness Training Aids Mental Health

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Interventions combining physical activity with mindfulness are effective for improving mental health and well-being, according to a review published online in the March...

Clues to How Mental Stress Takes Toll on Physical Health

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Stress appears to increase a person’s chances of developing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of unhealthy factors that add up to an increased risk for serious problems, a new s...

Bigger Families Could Mean Poorer Mental Health for Kids

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – A crowded house may not be the best for the mental health of a family’s kids, a new study has found. Teens from larger families tend to have poorer mental health than those w...

Overcoming One Phobia Might Ease Other Fears, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Imagine easing a fear of heights by getting over a phobia of spiders. That might sound odd, but it works, researchers report. Folks who use exposure therapy to overcome one...

Black Teens Gain Mental Health Boost From 'Connectedness' at School

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – "School spirit" appears to provide long-lasting mental health benefits for Black teens, new research finds. School connectedness – the degree to which students feel like part ...

Got a Shameful Secret? Sharing It May Not Be as Tough as You Think

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – People often sit on secrets that gnaw away at them because they’re worried others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, a series of psychological experiments ...

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Boosts Methadone Treatment

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Telehealth-delivered mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) is a feasible and effective adjunct to methadone treatment (MT) for individuals with opioid use disorder...

Integration of Medicaid Physical, Mental Health Does Not Aid Outcomes

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Financial integration of mental and physical health care at the managed care organization level is not associated with significant changes in most measures of utilization,...

Psychologists Face Challenges of Increased Demand, Patient Severity

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with both heightened demand and patients presenting with increasingly...

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