The idea that people might be paying particular attention to what you do makes a lot of kids anxious. Some kids feel so anxious that they develop something called social anxiety disorder, which is diagnosed when you worry so much about …
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Do psychiatrists really think that everyone is crazy…
A diagnosis of mental illness is more common than ever – did psychiatrists create the problem, or just recognise it?
‘My son is mentally ill,’ so listen up
“More than 60 million adults and about 15 million children in America suffer some form of mental disorder. That’s one in every four adults, one in five children. Far fewer live with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or severe depression, but the numbers are still large: 13.6 million adults and about […]
Can CBT Prevent Psychosis?
There’s an interesting study here about how CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) may be used as a preventative measure to prevent psychosis and stave off schizophrenia.
Can Youth Cannabis Use Lead to Adult Psychosis?
There’s been a long debate about whether adolescent cannabis use can lead to adult psychosis. Since a couple of states moved to decriminalize cannabis use, there’s a new article at Machines Like Us about the research on this topic. The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is […]