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Calm Harm App
This is an excellent additional tool to help in managing self harm. The new version is now available: "New version of Calm Harm now...
Excellent Book on Psychiatric Meds in Youth
"Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids by Timothy E. Wilens, M.D. comes highly recommended for all parents. When it comes...
Readings on Youth Anxiety and Depression
"The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping Them Heal by Paul Foxman, Ph.D. "shows that anxiety is preventable – or...
Readings on Youth Bipolar Disorder
"The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family by David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D. is highly recommended. Dr. Miklowitz...
Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Linked to Brain Inflammation
"A 2017 article by Sophie E. Holmes and colleagues in the journal Biological Psychiatry reports that people with major unipolar...
Lithium Lowers Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder
"A large study that made use of a Swedish health database has shown that lithium reduces suicide rates in bipolar disorder. The study by...
Continuing Lithium Treatment Does Not Increase Kidney Failure
"TDCS Effective in Bipolar DepressionFEBRUARY 28, 2018 · POSTED IN POTENTIAL TREATMENTS · COMMENT A 2017 study in the journal JAMA...
tDCS Effective in Bipolar Depression
"A 2017 study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry reports that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an effective add-on treatment...
Lamictal Safe in Pregnancy
"Several studies have now suggested that lamotrigine is safe to use during pregnancy. In June 2017, researcher Gali Pariente and...
Atypical Anti-Psychotic Med Benefits Outweigh Risks in Pregnancy
"A 2017 systematic review in the Journal of Affective Disorders found that the atypical antipsychotic medication apripiprazole (Abilify)...
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