If children and adolescents get help for an anxiety disorder, it’s usually medications and not counseling according to a study published Wednesday in Pediatrics. In fact, there was an inverse relationship between need for therapy and what was given over more than a decade. As the number of young people with anxiety disorders has risen steadily since 2006, the number of children undergoing psychotherapy has decreased. “This really demonstrates that the burden of treating mental health conditions among patients is growing,” said study author Laura Chavez, a senior research scientist…
Read MoreMore children are anxious but less get the right help, study shows | Cnn
Cnn According to the latest research, more children, adolescents and young adults suffer from anxiety, but fewer receive the appropriate treatment. A new study looked at data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2006 to 2018 and evaluated in-office doctor visits to see how many included an anxiety disorder diagnosis and what treatment, if any, was administered. The observed patients ranged in age from 4 to 24 years. While visits for anxiety increased from 1.4 percent in 2006 to 2009 to 4.2 percent in 2014 to 2018, the…
Read MoreCBD and EPA cream: dynamic duo for youthful skin
Several studies have indicated the cosmetic potential of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and cannabidiol (CBD). A recent Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology study developed and examined the anti-aging potential of a new cream formulation that contains CBD and EPA. Study: In vitro, ex vivo and clinical evaluation of the antiaging gel containing EPA and CBD. Image Credit: j.chizhe/Shutterstock.com Background Skin aging is accelerated by several external factors, including pollutants, reactive oxygen species (ROS), ultraviolet (UV) radiation and poor diet. In particular, some dermo-cosmetic formulations have preventive, attenuating or even reversible effects against…
Read MoreNarcan Machines and BBQ Blues: Letters to the Editor June 7, 2023
Opinion From Publish Readers June 6, 2023 | 21:20 New York City has released vending machines that produce pharmaceuticals. Getty Images The problem: the city’s decision to put drug paraphernalia in free vending machines. Now they were setting up mobile vending machines that handed out free pharmaceuticals to addicts (this is the sale, June 6th)? Who is Mayor Adams kidding? I voted for him. God help us. Schellie HaganBrooklyn This isn’t April Fool’s Day, but the New York taxpayer is the butt of the joke here. Eleven thousand dollars for…
Read MoreBlack excellence is harming our mental well-being and it’s time to end this health crisis
At an early age, Black children are indoctrinated with the mantra of being twice as good at getting half of what they have. It’s in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, in the handprint on our souls. Though I don’t recall being specifically told I had to be twice as good as my white schoolmates, i got the message in other ways. Living with drug addict parents made my early life unstable. But once my Black grandparents adopted my brother and me, I felt I had to…
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