Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from March 2009

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from March 2009

Understanding the risks of antipsychotic treatment in young people.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Understanding the risks of antipsychotic treatment in young people Advice for managing side effects in children and teenagers. Antipsychotic prescriptions for children and teenagers have increased dramatically since the late 1990s,...

Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder Options include medication, psychotherapy, surgery, and deep brain stimulation. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which affects 2% to 3% of people worldwide, often causes suffering for years...

Overcoming cocaine or stimulant addiction.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Overcoming cocaine or stimulant addiction Medications offer modest help; vaccines are in development. Illegal stimulants include cocaine, methamphetamine (also known as speed, meth, ice, or crank), and methylenedioxymethamphetamine...

In brief: Study suggests how to tailor cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with eating disorders.(Report)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... In brief Study suggests how to tailor cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with eating disorders Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often used in the treatment of patients with eating disorders. A randomized controlled study...

In brief: Brain scans indicate that depression can increase pain perception.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... In brief Brain scans indicate that depression can increase pain perception Patients with major depression sometimes literally feel as though they are in pain. A small brain imaging study published in November 2008 suggests why...

Questions & answers.(examination of brain activity in musicians while improvising )(Report)
March 1, 2009... Questions & answers Q. Why does it feel good to improvise? A. A jazz musician posed this question, but a skier or a carpenter could well have asked the same thing. Improvisation is an essential element of creativity, both at work and...