Something exciting is happening at The Salvation Army Bell Shelter in Los Angeles. It started this past May with a small group of veterans who volunteered to be part of a neurofeedback pilot study.
Read the rest of ... Restoring Mental Health in Veterans with PTSDLorrie acted as a surrogate reader for her son, who suffered nightly crises over homework. He stretched 45 minute assignments into hours. Incentives didn’t work. She regularly burned the midnight oil finishing work for him because his stamina had drained out long before he could produce all the work due the next morning.
Read the rest of ... A Mom’s Journey Through ADHDIn October of 2012 the American Academy of Pediatrics gave neurofeedback their top rating in application to the behavioral symptoms of ADHD. This means that neurofeedback has met the highest standards currently being applied to the appraisal of psychosocial interventions.
Read the rest of ... American Academy of Pediatrics Recognizes Neurofeedback for ADHDNew research looking at children with at least one parent deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom shows that the length of deployment also has an impact on the mental health diagnoses of their children.
Read the rest of ... Impact of Parental Military Deployment on ChildrenSSRI use, before or during pregnancy, is associated with a modest increase in the risk of developing an Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Read the rest of ... SSRIs and AutismAnyone can get PTSD at any age. This includes war veterans and survivors of physical and sexual assault, abuse, accidents, disasters, and many other serious events.
Not everyone with PTSD has been through a dangerous event. Some people get PTSD after a friend or family member experiences danger or is harmed. The sudden, unexpected death of a loved one can also cause PTSD.
Read the rest of ... What is post-traumatic stress disorder?