25 Sep, 2024 High Dosage of ADHD Drugs Linked to Risk of Psychosis By Taylor English A recent study analyzing health records of more than 4,000 patients found a strong link between high dosages of prescribed amphetamines...
13 May, 2024 France Recommends Restrictions on Minors' Technology Use By Taylor English France has recently joined the ranks of countries considering limitations on children's use of technology. A report from an expert panel...
11 May, 2024 Convicted Criminal Claims School Is Responsible for His Crime By Taylor English A new complaint against a school in Florida presents a theory that has left me bewildered. A high school student last year attacked a...
24 Feb, 2024 The Best Medicine for Depression is Exercise By Taylor English Depression among young people has become a serious problem, particularly during and after the COVID lockdowns. The good news is that a...
17 Feb, 2024 Michigan Mother Found Guilty After Son's School Shooting By Taylor English A jury has convicted Jennifer Crumbly of involuntary manslaughter in relation to her son's killing four classmates at his school....
31 Jan, 2024 Persistent Withdrawn Behavior and Physical Complaints May be Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens By Taylor English A recent cohort study shed light on an important aspect of adolescent mental health -- the association between certain behavior in...
16 Aug, 2023 Losing Parents Early Impacts Kids' Mental Health, and Boys May Suffer More By Taylor English A recent long-term study conducted in Finland, which followed almost 1 million adults, has shed light on the impact of early-life...
26 Jul, 2023 We Need More Mental Health Infrastructure By Taylor English One of the drivers of the current lack of facilities for foster children is the lack of sufficient mental health care. According to the...
01 May, 2023 Suicide Attempts Among Children Rose During Pandemic By Taylor English The CDC recently updated its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report with statistics from its various Poison Control centers. This...
22 Mar, 2023 More Problems with “Hoteling” Troubled Youth By Taylor English There’s a harrowing story from Seattle about often-overlooked victims of the hoteling crisis, namely the social workers themselves. Most...
16 Jan, 2023 Are More Teens Giving Themselves Mental Health Diagnoses? By Taylor English An interesting new psychology article explores what we know about the rise in self-diagnosed mental illnesses on social media. To date,...
14 Sep, 2022 Are We Overmedicating Anxious and Depressed Teenagers? By Taylor English A recent investigative report raises the question of whether our mental health system prescribes to teenagers too many psychotropic...