In the Media- September
Education, Medication, and More
AACAP Announces Release of Parents' Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents
Source: AACAP
There are still many unanswered scientific questions about how to best diagnose and treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. However, the body of research evidence and clinical consensus on this disorder is growing. This guide was developed by AACAP to give reliable information about medication used to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents to parents whose children have been diagnosed with the illness, and to help parents understand medication safety issues raised by the FDA.
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Outcomes in Bipolar Related to Cognition, Mood
Source: Psych Central
Bipolar individuals’ ability to cope with everyday life is related not just to episodes of mania or depression, but also to cognitive function. Work functioning appears to be related to the course of the illness, verbal learning and recent depression, while the mental ability to process information quickly is associated with overall as well as social functioning.
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AACAP, APA Relase Updated Parents' Medication Guide for Depression in Children and Adolescents
Source: APA
This medication guide was developed by a workgroup of members of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Its goal is to help parents and families make informed decisions about getting the best care for a child with depression. It has been updated to include important research that has added to our knowledge about effective treatments for child and adolescent depression.
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Microbes and Mental Illness
Source: National Institute of Mental Health
Hints that some mental illness may be linked to infectious agents and/or autoimmune processes date back to at least the early 20th Century. In the 21st Century, the field of microbiomics, which is mapping the microbial environment of the human organism, may transform the way we think about human physical and mental development.
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