New Gene for Severe Childhood Epilepsy Identified
New Gene for Severe Childhood Epilepsy Identified
Dravet syndrome is a severe genetic epilepsy with onset during infancy, with initial seizures often triggered by fever. For most Dravet patients these seizures cannot be treated adequately with currently available anti-epileptic drugs, and therefore …
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Problem Drinking Increases Among Older Adults
Problem Drinking Increases Among Older Adults
Among people between the ages of 50 and 59, illicit drug use has more than doubled since 2002. But it's harder to get accurate … And it tends to be associated with multiple losses, losing a spouse or having more physical impairments or loss… Continue reading
What Are the Steps to Becoming a Psychologist in Drug Rehabilitation?
Question by chelsie j: What are the steps to becoming a psychologist in drug rehabilitation?
im a junior in high school and was thinking about looking into psychology in college. and i realize that i would be more interested in working in a rehab center and i was wondering where… Continue reading
Teens Could Betray Themselves by Telling Too Much
Teens could betray themselves by telling too much
While trying to lessen stigma over mental health diagnoses and substance abuse, Los Angeles child and adolescent psychiatrist Anandhi Narasimhan cautions that public disclosure remains risky for young people, especially when “coming out” at school or …
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Civil-Rights Lawyer Goes After Chief Sanchez
Civil-Rights Lawyer Goes After Chief Sanchez
This claim stems from a November 20, 2013 press conference by the Santa Barbara Police Department to show off the results of its so-called “Operation Falling Dawn” drug sweep. Gutierrez said that during the press conference his clients Marci Andrea …
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What Mental Illnesses Can Occur After Heavy Drug Abuse?
Question by : What mental illnesses can occur after heavy drug abuse?
I have a couple of friends which were involved with drugs, even to the point of using heroin. They have all quit for about a year now, but I was wondering, what mental illnesses could occur after this… Continue reading