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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 18, 20233 min read
Could Psychostimulants Reduce Poisoning From Illegal Drugs?
Psychostimulants The off-label prescribing of psychostimulants for patients with stimulant use disorder could reduce harms that result...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 18, 202314 min read
Prenatal Screening Autism is Ethical Dilemma
Prenatal Screening Autism is highly heritable—but is it a disease? Should it be cured? Could screening for it lead to eugenics? We...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 18, 20239 min read
Current Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2021
Keys Findings In 2021, people aged 18–24 were most likely to use e-cigarettes among all adults. The percentage of adults who were current...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Exercise Plus Cognitive Training May Aid Seniors With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Vitamin D supplementation is not an aid alone or in combination. HealthDay News — The combination of aerobic and resistance exercises...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 17, 20232 min read
7 Steps to Nurturing Your Inner Self
By: Lauren Mackler, Contributor Many people don't treat themselves verywell. They break promises to themselves, don't get enough sleep,...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20235 min read
To Live Dangerously: A Review of Life-Enhancing Anxiety by Kirk Schneider
This book asks us to reexamine anxiety… Life Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World by Kirk J. Schneider In Life-Enhancing Anxiety , Kirk...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20233 min read
Cognitive Benefit of Highly Touted MIND Diet Questioned
Highly Touted MIND Diet The effect of the highly touted MIND diet with mild calorie restriction offered no greater protection against...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20233 min read
What Is Holistic Psychiatry and How Can It Help a Treatment-Resistant Patient?
Psychiatry, Treatment Resistant Dr. Bruce Kehr My dear reader. In a recent blog post, I lamented that we psychiatrists have let many of...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20234 min read
Can TMS Lift the “Brain Fog” of Long COVID?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment appeared to lessen some neuropsychiatric symptoms of long COVID in an open-label pilot study....
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Phase 3 Clinical Program Announced for Monotherapy Treatment for MDD
Oral monotherapy for major depressive disorder entering phase 3 trials ‘Trial and error’ treatment approach for major depressive disorder...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20232 min read
The Looming Addiction Crisis Fueled by AI
From Insider: “The first Adderall ad appeared in my Instagram feed during the height of pandemic isolation. I thought the slick 30-second...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Stimulant Treatment for Childhood ADHD Not Linked to Adolescent, Young Adult Substance Use
No evidence seen for link between childhood stimulant treatment and substance use during adolescence and young adulthood. HealthDay News...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20235 min read
Growing up in recovery: 3 peer programs that fill support gaps for young people
Young People Adolescence is supposed to be a time of carefree exploration of the world around us. In a perfect reality, teenagers should...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20233 min read
Two Thirds Say They or Family Affected by Substance Use
Two thirds of Americans responding to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll said that either they or a family member has been addicted to...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Cognitive Distortions
Cognitive distortions are irrational thoughts that can influence your emotions. Everyone experiences cognitive distortions to some degree,...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Healing from the Loss of a Loved One
Steps in Healing After a Loss 1. Tell the story. Telling the story of what happened, from beginning to end, is healing step in itself....
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Policy Institute advocates for online youth harm reduction
In my role as director of policy and advocacy at Mental Health America, I have ongoing opportunities to lead annual policy meetings on...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Youth Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Increased During Pandemic
Hospital visits for mental health care increased among children and teens in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20233 min read
The Challenge of Forgiveness in Mass Shootings and Elsewhere
Is forgiveness healing? PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS We have entered the third sentencing stage of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Experimental Drug Slows Progression of Alzheimer Disease in Patients With Mild Impairment by 60%
Trial results underscore the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease. An experimental drug for...
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