Study Finds New Screening Tool for Diagnosing Adjustment Disorders Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 23, 2015Adjustment disorder is the term used by the American Psychiatric Association to describe a slow, dysfunctional adaptation to the mental/emotional stress triggered by exposure to traumatic situations or non-traumatic situations. Currently, doctors have no easy way to distinguish this dysfunctional adaptation from more serious stress-related conditions. In a study published in 2014 in the International…
Inflammation Depression Trigger in Women Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 21, 2015Recent findings from a team of American researchers indicate that inflammation in various parts of the body appears to be an underlying cause of depression in women.
5 Ways to Surf Emotional Waves Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentApril 28, 2015“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost We often let our emotions guide our daily lives — and our entire lives — if we’re not mindful. But wouldn’t it be better to let feelings serve us instead of swaying us?
PTSD Increases Risks for Postpartum Insomnia Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentApril 10, 2015Women with a current or past history of PTSD have increased chances of developing symptoms of insomnia in the months following childbirth, according to recent findings from a team of American researchers.
Pleasure Associated With Risk-Taking Stronger in Bipolar Patients Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentApril 3, 2015A study published in the journal Brain shows that the pleasure responses to risk taking in the reward centers of the brain are stronger in people with bipolar disorder. The study was conducted by a team of cognitive neuroscientists from the University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Women Diagnosed With Depression May Instead Be Bipolar Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 27, 2015Recent findings from a team of Spanish researchers indicate that doctors may need to consider re-diagnosing some depressed women with a mixed form of bipolar disorder that includes simultaneous symptoms of depression and mania. Compared to men with bipolar disorder, women with bipolar disorder have heightened chances of developing simultaneous or overlapping symptoms of mania…
Opening Phase of Menstrual Cycle Heightens PTSD Symptoms Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 24, 2015Recent findings from a team of American researchers indicate that the severity of women’s PTSD symptoms typically changes throughout the normal course of the monthly menstrual cycle.
Does Childbirth Qualify as a General Mental Health Risk Factor? Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 17, 2015Recent findings from a Danish research team indicate that even women who plan their pregnancies have increased chances of developing new mental health problems in the aftermath of childbirth. Small but significant numbers of women in the U.S. and throughout the world develop serious mental health issues in the aftermath of pregnancy. Researchers have long…
Researchers Develop Blood Test for Depression Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 11, 2015A recent study from scientists at Northwestern University has resulted in the world’s first blood test to diagnose major depressive disorder in adults and determine who might benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.
Everyone Benefits When Family Members of Bipolar Patients Get Involved in Treatment Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 20, 2015Bipolar disorder can be a challenge to the person living with the illness, as well as those closest to them. People with bipolar do better when family members are part of their ongoing counseling treatment. Family members are better equipped to support their loved one when they are receiving steady support and encouragement themselves. Research…
