Health Blogs

Most clinicians think of autism, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disease, major depression, and schizophrenia as distinctly different mental illnesses even though there are some similarities in ... Read More »

Some children are inherently timid and others are born risk takers. But what about the kid who runs headlong into their peer at top speed as they are racing towards the play structure and when they ... Read More »

An allergy is the overreaction of the body’s immune system to a normally benign substance. When the body becomes hypersensitive to something, it treats it as an “invader.” Antibodies are ... Read More »

Ok, so this one falls in the "not so surprising but reassuring to know" category. There is research supporting what most of us already thought…that childhood attention deficit hyperactivity ... Read More »

Nature vs. nurture? Genetic abnormalities give weight to the nature argument and five common psychiatric conditions have been found in a recent study to have a shared “genetic risk focus.” What ... Read More »

However magnificent one’s earlier accomplishments, getting older can be a humbling experience. Loss of peripheral vision and depth judgment, lessened hearing acuity, decreased sensitivity of taste ... Read More »

Sexuality changes over time and needs and desires wax and wane based on relationship circumstances, hormones, and age. When couples first meet they are in a relatively blissful state and all the ... Read More »

Hangovers: payback for overindulgence. With spring break coming (and we all know what that means), learn as much as you can about the hangover. A hangover from alcohol is characterized by a general ... Read More »

It’s probably been quite some time, but something I enjoy referring to (and reporting back to everyone here at DailyStrength about) are the clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of ... Read More »