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Hugs Help Kids’ Brains : Discovery News
A 10% bigger brain from hugs? Read this report to smile. “For years studies have underscored the importance of an early, nurturing environment for good, healthy outcomes for children,” said lead author...
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My Story on HuffPost Today: Family Secrets: What My Son’s Diagnosis Revealed...
That’s the tricky part about family secrets. Their contents don’t have to be secret at all; as long as everyone agrees not to see or speak about what’s actually hiding in plain sight–like Grandpa’s...
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When Mental Illness is a Family Affair: Q&A with Victoria Costello | World of...
Q: In your book you mention the early signs of mental illness that you missed in your son Alex. Even as a baby, you write that he seemed different. What signs can parents watch for? A: Some of the...
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Children at risk for schizophrenia show disordered brain networks Wayne State...
This is the kind of study that underscores what psychiatric epidemiology already tells us: family history is the best predictor of risk for mental disorders. The details however are fascinating. To...
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Join me for “Recovery is Real” Conference on Treating Early Psychosis, for...
SAVE THE DATE • Be in San Francisco on June 8, 2012 for: Recovery is Real: An Innovative Approach to Treatment of Early Psychosis I’ll be one of the keynote speakers for this conference designed for...
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Schizophrenia Awareness Week and the Continuing Struggle to Make Early...
This month, May, 2012, includes Schizophrenia Awareness Week, in Australia (May 20th) and the U.S (May 26). These are important occasions to spread the word that schizophrenia is a treatable...
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Seeking Academic Edge, Teenagers Abuse Stimulants – NYTimes.com
I’ve been hearing about this for years from my youngest son, who’s just graduating college. He’s done it too..even asking the psychiatrist treating him for depression and anxiety to prescribe Adderall...
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The Essential Fine Points of New Study on Paternal Age as Risk Factor for...
You probably read this headline about new research tying older dads to increased risks for schizophrenia and autism from yesterday’s NYT and other news outlets. The new study from Iceland actually has...
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PTSD in Children: How to Recognize the Symptoms, Understand the Neuroscience...
What works in treating childhood PTSD? Shaili Jain MD, a VA psychiatrist, interviews Stanford researcher Dr. Victor Carrion who’s doing cutting edge work on this little understood children’s mental...
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The Diagnosis (Unfortunately) Left Out of DSM5: Attenuated Psychosis Disorder
As the much debated DSM5 finally enters the hands of doctors, policymakers, insurers and other interested parties next month (MAY/2013), I am reposting an article I wrote last fall. It concerns what I...
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