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Here’s How One Doctor Is Reversing Mental Illness
July 15, 2023
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Mental Health Reform Flagged After Boy Stabbed 76 Times
The death of a five-year-old boy stabbed 76 times by his father has prompted recommendations for heightened availability of mental health services within the community. The child, known for legal reasons as JY, was stabbed by his father and died at Westmead Children’s Hospital on the morning of June 8, 2018. An autopsy found stab wounds…
Study Links Heavy Cannabis Use to Schizophrenia in Young Men
A new study has found that young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder, or CUD, could have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. The research, published on May 4 in the journal Psychological Medicine, examined the health records of 6.9 million people in Denmark aged 16 to 49 from 1972 to 2021. The Centers for Disease Control…
4 Underused Tools to Stop School Shootings
April 13, 2023
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Commentary In the aftermath of school shootings, media outlets often amplify calls for gun control while ignoring or spurning evidence-based ways to protect students. Here are four life-saving tools they are missing or dismissing. Shatter-Resistant Entryways As documented in the academic journal Victims & Offenders, an “immediate and economical” way to protect students “is to tighten” access to school buildings. Many school administrators have…
Doctors Have Doubled Antipsychotic Prescriptions to Children and Youth: Study
Despite the lack of evidence of the safety of antipsychotics in children, who are smaller in size and still rapidly developing, the number of prescriptions to English youth has doubled between 2000 to 2019, a study suggests. The researchers from the University of Manchester examined over seven million children and adolescents aged three to 18. They discovered…
Is Schizophrenia Always Genetic?
Aside from being a lifelong chronic disorder, schizophrenia is a mystery to researchers as its exact cause still remains undetermined. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that makes people interpret reality abnormally or in a distorted manner. Symptoms include continuous or relapsing mental episodes of psychosis where the individual develops delusion, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking,…
Weight Loss Favourite May Be Key to Treating Schizophrenia
A diet that involves swapping carbohydrates for fat may be prescribed as therapy for severe mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorders. Australian researchers have begun undertaking a new clinical trial examining whether ketogenic or “keto” therapy—which typically provides less than ten percent of the daily energy intake as carbohydrates—may be…
Research Finds Leadership Genes Have Links to Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Max Depree once said: The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. So what is the reality of being able to lead? Although being a leader might seem an incredible move in one’s career, being in leadership, according to university research, may not be as good for your mind or body. A research…
Tobacco Smoking Causes Schizophrenia and Depression, Study Finds
Tobacco smoking causes mental health disorders, according to a recent UK study. The study found smoking increased the risk of developing schizophrenia by 53 to 127 percent and can increase depression by 54 to 99 percent. “There is no longer any doubt that smoking is bad for mental health, and this needs to be a…
Man Admits Killing University Worker During Knife Attack Spree
A man has admitted to the manslaughter of a university worker and several linked charges in connection with seven other people injured in a series of knife attacks in Birmingham city centre. Zephaniah McLeod entered pleas at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday in connection with the spate of stabbings in the early hours of Sunday,…
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