Parents and guardians have a profound effect on our emotional and mental health. If the parent is toxic, it can lead to lifelong mental health challenges. This video is a general overview of how to identify a toxic parent and what steps you might want to talk to deal with the situation.  Share ..read more

In this video we talk about why you should talk to your child (of almost any age) about suicide, and how you should go about it.  Share ..read more

Fifty years after political and cultural winds slammed shut the doors on psychedelic research, UC Berkeley is making up for lost time by launching the campus’s first center for psychedelic science and public education. With $1.25 million in seed funding from an anonymous donor, the new UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics will conduct research using psychedelics to investigate cognition, perception and emotion and their biological bases in the human brain ..read more

We unbox and review the September 2020 TheraBox.The theme is Sweet Dreams.  Share ..read more

Immune reactions linked to depression and anxiety may lead to better screening and treatment of both, according to an analysis presented Monday during the online European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress. Researchers from the Netherlands Study of Anxiety and Depression linked inflammation to depression and higher levels of a type of cholesterol called C-reactive protein to anxiety. Discerning between the two, they said, may improve treatment. Read on: Immune reaction to depression, anxiety may point to improved treatment – UPI.com Share ..read more

Although patients with severe depression were more likely to use antidepressants and psychotherapy than patients with mild depression, treatment utilization was low in both groups, according to study data presented at Psych Congress 2020, held virtually from September 10 to 13, 2020. This retrospective cohort study enrolled patients with major depressive disorder and commercial or Medicare insurance. Patient information was obtained from integrated medical and pharmacy claims and Electronic Health Records from the years 2014 to 2018 ..read more

Many women experience an even greater vulnerability to psychiatric crisis in the postpartum period than during pregnancy, requiring a careful balancing of needs that should prioritize the mother’s health, Marlene Freeman, MD, said in a session at Psych Congress 2020. Dr. Freeman, associate director of the Center for Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, expressed great hope over new medication options for treating postpartum depression, including the injectable brexanolone approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019 ..read more

Study data presented at Psych Congress 2020, held virtually from September 10 to 13, 2020, highlight the clinical and economic burden of depression in the United States. Individuals with depression reported lower quality of life (QoL) and greater impairment of work and activity compared with the general population. Healthcare utilization was also significantly greater in individuals with depression vs those without depression. Read on: Study Enumerates Personal, System-Wide Effects of Depression in the United States – Psychiatry Advisor Share ..read more

So if you have depression and/or anxiety, dealing with schoolwork can be difficult. It’s even more difficult this year since many teens, kids and college students are learning online. In this video, we talk about some ways to get organized, which may sound scary and difficult itself, but in the long run, will be really helpful.  Share ..read more

We unbox and review the August 2020 BuddyBox from Blurt. The theme is “Colour My Grey Day.” Share ..read more