• High income improves life evaluation, but not emotional well-being

    Updated: 2010-09-30 11:30:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG : PODCASTS The I-Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : a user's guide Lecture given at Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Scientific American Partner Search : MindBlog Selected Blog Categories acting choosing 258 aging 118 animal behavior 162 attention perception 306 autism 19 brain plasticity 184 consciousness 156 culture 15 culture politics 418

  • Clinical Update: Use of Stimulant Medications in Pregnancy

    Updated: 2010-09-27 20:04:33
    Approximately 4% of the adult population suffers from ADHD. Attention and executive functioning difficulties also occur in those with mood and psychotic disorders and require treatment strategies similar to those used to address ADHD symptoms. First line medications most often used to treat ADHD in adults are Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, Adderall) and Methylphenidate (Concerta, Ritalin, Metadate). [...]

  • Book Review: My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness by Sandra Yuen MacKay

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:29:44
    Sandra Yuen MacKay poignantly, candidly shares her experiences with schizophrenia - it's not art, it's life. Schizophrenia - Mental disorder - Mental health - Health - Disorders

  • VTE Risk Seen for Newer Psych Drugs

    Updated: 2010-09-22 00:01:00
    Use of so-called atypical antipsychotic drugs was associated with increased rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a retrospective study, British researchers said.

  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids: The Basics for Clinicians and Patients

    Updated: 2010-09-21 19:00:23
    Omega-3 Fatty Acids: The Basics for Clinicians and Patients Omega-3 fatty acids have broad general health benefits across areas in medicine. They are anti-inflammatory and have well-established cardiovascular benefits.  In addition, several studies have shown that supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids may improve outcomes in those receiving standard treatment for major depression and bipolar disorder.  [...]

  • Differences in brain connectivity drive cognitive differences

    Updated: 2010-09-14 11:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG : PODCASTS The I-Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : a user's guide Lecture given at Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Scientific American Partner Search : MindBlog Selected Blog Categories acting choosing 258 aging 118 animal behavior 162 attention perception 306 autism 19 brain plasticity 184 consciousness 156 culture 15 culture politics 418 deric

  • Discontinuation of Antidepressants: Slower is Better

    Updated: 2010-09-13 15:46:21
    About half of all pregnancies are unplanned.  In this situation, many women who conceive while on psychotropic medications decide to abruptly stop their medications when they discover they are pregnant.  While this may seem like the safest option, in terms of protecting the developing fetus, we have data demonstrating high rates of relapse in women [...]

  • Seeking emotional support - effects of oxytocin gene and cultural variation.

    Updated: 2010-09-10 11:30:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG : PODCASTS The I-Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : a user's guide Lecture given at Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Scientific American Partner Search : MindBlog Selected Blog Categories acting choosing 258 aging 118 animal behavior 162 attention perception 306 autism 19 brain plasticity 184 consciousness 156 culture 15 culture politics 418

  • Should SSRIs Be Tapered Prior To Delivery?

    Updated: 2010-09-08 15:35:52
    Increased muscle tone, jitteriness, sleep disturbance, irritability, feeding problems, mild respiratory distress and myoclonus have been reported as symptoms of a potential neonatal distress syndrome related to exposure to SSRIs in late pregnancy.  The average duration of symptoms reported is 48 hours.  It is estimated that between 25-30% of SSRI-exposed infants are at risk for [...]

  • The anxiolytic power of religion

    Updated: 2010-09-08 11:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG : PODCASTS The I-Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : a user's guide Lecture given at Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Scientific American Partner Search : MindBlog Selected Blog Categories acting choosing 258 aging 118 animal behavior 162 attention perception 306 autism 19 brain plasticity 184 consciousness 156 culture 15 culture politics 418 deric

  • Laughter therapy

    Updated: 2010-09-06 11:30:00
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  • Language shaping cognition - a followup

    Updated: 2010-09-03 14:47:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG : PODCASTS The I-Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : a user's guide Lecture given at Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Scientific American Partner Search : MindBlog Selected Blog Categories acting choosing 258 aging 118 animal behavior 162 attention perception 306 autism 19 brain plasticity 184 consciousness 156 culture 15 culture politics 418 deric

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