Every one of us complains about being overly stressed. We have all accepted that stress is a natural part of life. However, recent research on chronic stress suggests that the damaging effects of stress can begin to impact us even before we are conceived. A recent interview
Read more →Inside the adolescent brain: Can the angst of adolescence be traced to neurodevelopment? Many parents can attest to the “storm and stress” of adolescence. Historically, this tumultuous period of development was attributed to the significant life transitions that occur as adolescents struggle to form a sense of
Read more →“RIZZOLI & ISLES: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON” DVD widescreen, 2013-2014, not rated, contains violence Best extra: “When Truth Meets Fiction” TNT’S POPULAR crime procedural ended with more drama going on backstage than onscreen at the close of Season 4. Series regular Lee Thompson Young committed suicide during
Read more →Cognitive Remediation Therapy improving cognition for youth with Early-Onset Schizophrenia Cognitive decline is associated with early-onset Schizophrenia. In fact, it is one of the first observable symptoms in addition to psychotic experiences. Cognitive decline can have a significant impact on an individual diagnosed with early-onset Schizophrenia and
Read more →Pasadena Magazine named Dr. Annette Ermshar as a Top Doctor for 2014. Dr. Ermshar was previously awarded Top Doctor in 2011 and 2013 as well.
Read more →New research suggests marijuana use and schizophrenia share common genes. According to the Center for Disease Control, about forty percent of individuals in the United States will try marijuana at least once in their lifetime. On a global scale, marijuana is the most used illicit drug worldwide.
Read more →Common Myths about Autism Spectrum Disorders According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 American children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder – a prevalence that has increased 10x in the past 40 years! Scientists have been unable to establish a causal explanation
Read more →Mental Illness Reduces Life Expectancy A recent analysis by Oxford University psychiatrists has revealed that many mental illnesses reduce life expectancy by 10 to 20 years[1]. According to their review of studies which reported the mortality risk of various diagnoses (e.g., mental disorders, substance and alcohol abuse,
Read more →New research indicates that social pain and physical pain are processed in similar regions of the brain We all can relate to the psychic turmoil associated with social pain, where rejection and heartbreak are often described as unbearable. And yet in our “sticks and stones” society, emotional
Read more →Creativity and Madness: What science tells us about creative genius and mental illness In her autobiography An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison chronicles her experience with Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder. An accomplished clinical psychologist, writer, and professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
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