Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from December 2007

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from December 2007

Making the most of psychiatric advance directives.
December 1, 2007... Potential benefits, controversies, and why a team approach is best. Few medical situations are as difficult as a psychiatric emergency. The fundamentals of providing quality care a talking about symptoms, reviewing medical history, making a...

Study finds ADHD is diagnosed and treated less than half the time.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Survey)
December 1, 2007... Researchers who analyzed survey results for a nationally representative sample of U.S. children ages 8 to 15, from 2001 to 2004, found that less than half who met the diagnostic criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had...

Mice provide new clues about obsessive-compulsive disorder.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about one in 50 people, and although symptoms vary, it is characterized by recurrent or persistent thoughts, impulses, or images, as well as repetitive actions such as washing hands compulsively. The...

Research suggests why stress may add pounds.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Everyone indulges in a little "comfort food" once in a while, sometimes to deal with stress. But people under chronic stress who habitually consume junk food may find themselves packing on the pounds, especially in the abdominal region, thus...

The rise of pediatric bipolar disorder.(Disease/Disorder overview)
December 1, 2007... An article published in the September 2007 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry provides strong evidence that the diagnosis of bipolar disorder is rising in popularity, especially in children. Analyzing survey data from the National...