The genetic underpinnings of psychosis are elusive and diffuse. There are hundreds of common genetic mutations scattered throughout the human genome that each bump up by just a tiny bit the risk of developing a mental illness like...
Lots of people say they have trouble sleeping. And 1 in 10 Americans has chronic insomnia. Most often, sleep disorders are treated with medication. Between 6 and 10 percent of adults in the U.S. use sleeping pills. But a review of the medical...
Like sponges, children soak up the words spoken to them and are keen observers of how adults in their world behave. If those words are nurturing and supportive, and what they observe is kindness, compassion and respect, they will likely become...
Researchers studying the effects of marijuana faced an obstacle: they couldn't create an exact control group. But a change in drug laws in the Netherlands offered a perfect laboratory. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It can be difficult to study the effects...
Check out the list to see if a school district in your community has the following efforts underway: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/projectprevent/2014awards.html PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This program provides funding to LEAs to increase their capacity...
One in four people in the United States is living with a mental illness. That means that chances are high that the person sitting next to you on the subway suffers from one. Despite what you may have seen in movies and on TV,...
IT’S a subject we find hard to talk about, even though it kills more people in America than guns or cars and claims more lives than murder or suicide . I’m talking about drug overdoses, taking close to 44,000 lives a year. These...
We are in the midst of a debate around criminal justice right now, a timid one no doubt, but a debate nonetheless. In the midst of such debates it is customary for pundits, politicians, and writers like me to sally forth with numbers to...
More than one in four children in the United States is exposed to weapon-related violence -- as a victim or witness -- which ups their risk for mental health problems, a new study says. Using 2011 data from a national survey of children and...
New government research shows that female military veterans commit suicide at nearly six times the rate of other women, a startling finding that experts say poses disturbing questions about the backgrounds and experiences of women who serve in...
When people move away from a troubled neighborhood, do they become more likely to avoid crime and live a productive life? For years, social scientists believed — often reluctantly — that the answer was no. Beginning in 1995, a large...
More Connecticut students are seeking help at school-based health clinics, as more students become aware of the services, counselors say. The problems for which they are seeking help range from bullying to family issues to anxiety. As the...
An international study involving the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Valencia, recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, highlights the importance of nutrition for maintaining mental health. Lecturer of Psychiatry Vicent...
Homelessness is surging in Los Angeles. New numbers from a biennial count last January—described as the most rigorous and accurate ever—reveal 44,359 people sleeping on the streets, in their cars, and in homeless shelters...
Play therapy is an effective way to help children facing difficult situations, Garry Landreth has found in nearly 40 research studies involving about 1,200 parents, and he developed a child-parent relationship training model so that parents can...