Health Children, Teens, Adults: Pollution

"Six hundred thousand babies may be born in the US each year with irreversible brain damage because
pregnant mothers ate mercury contained fish according to the EPA."

"Nationwide, more than 8,000 lakes, rivers, and bays are compromised by mercury's toxic effects"

"Mercury released from coal-burning power plants has remained steady, largely because there have been no federal limits on such emissions".

"The most common route of human exposure to mercury is through consuming fish. Microorganisms in lakes and streams convert mercury into methyl mercury than can accumulate at unhealthy levels is large fish.".

The above info are portions of an artcile by Larry Wheeler, Gannett News Service 11-30-07, called Power plants top source of mercury air pollution.

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Children-Teens-Adults-Allergies

Today eleven million Americans suffer from allergies.

Experts state the immune system is designed to battle foreign invaders: viruses etc.

They state antibiotics and vaccines have eliminated some of our most toxic challenges.

The theory states that the immune system begins to battle: wheat, eggs, nuts etc.

The best advice is to avoid the foods creating the allergies.

Researchers are still working on the immune system. Looking at distinguishing good from bad is the big challenge.

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PTSD-Truama-

There are more than 80,000 practitioners of EMDR(eye movement desensitization reprocessing) trained worldwide.

EMDR is used to treat: PTSD, trauma, anxiety, addictions.

A study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology reported that 84 percent of patients suffering from a single trauma did not suffer from PTSD after three treatments.

The APA gave EMDR the highest level of treatment of trauma. Another organization has stated it is an empirically supported treatment for PTSD.

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Animals feed antibiotics

"Rampant overuse of antibiotics, especially in agriculture, an industry in which 70 percent of all antibiotics are consumed, means we may no longer be confident that these miracle drugs will work to treat serious infections."

"In a disturbing bit of news for all of us, researchers at the University of Illinois have found bacteria resistant to antibiotics in the groundwater surrounding hog-confinement buildings. This makes it more likely than "superbugs"-created by the widespread feeding of life-saving drugs like tetracycline to farm animals, primarily to speed their growth but also to keep them healthy in the filthy conditions of industrial agriculture-could infect humans."

The above is a portion from an article in Ode 11-07 called Just say no to drugs in your food..antibiotics in animal feed pose a public health threat by Jay WallJasper.

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Weight-Children-Teens

It is important to regulate behaviors that can contribute to weight gain for children.

It is important to empathize and truly allow your child to express his thoughts and feelings. A parent may disagree with the child's thoughts, however, it is important that your child-teen be heard. Your child is less likely to stuff him/her self with unneeded food if the child has an avenue to express him/her self.

Setting boundaries and limits is essential. Purchasing balanced, healthy foods and eating them at meals sets healthy examples for your child-teen.

Drinking at least 4-6 glasses of water daily is important for health and metabolism.

Eating three well balanced meals is important for healthy living.

Exercise is vital. Your child should exercise: run, bicycle, play sports, daily. A child should be limited as far as video games, tv, and computer games.

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Children-Lead-Poisioning-Arizona

Children are still being exposed to lead and it is not just toys from china.

Homes with lead paint are the biggest culprit of lead exposure in children.

Sources state lead exposure can be coming from: pottery, soil, folk remedies, and many other unidentified sources.

Lead poisioning can stunt brain and nervous system development in children/teens.

Even low levels of lead in the blood can put children at risk for learning disabilities and behavioral problems. High levels in children can cause mental retardation or death, according to the national safety council.

The above info is from an article written by corrine purtrill in az republic 10-29-07 called state work to end lead posioning.

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Children-OTC medications and Prescriptions

"Experts note that two-thirds of prescription drugs have never been studied in children."

"There are a huge number of drugs that are regularly given to children that have never been tested in children," said Michael Shannon, on on professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School." I'm very concerned many of these agents may also be inappropriate for children."

The FDA concluded recently that cough and cold products should not be used in children younger than 6,
shocking many parents and setting up on on possible clash between the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry, which is vowing to continue selling the products.

The above was a portion in any article from the Washington Post by Rob Stein Kids' Cold Remedies suspect for decades.

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Love and Fear

"Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment-or unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts. Love is the essential existential fact. It is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life."

"Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us. When we attract value to things that are not love-the money, the car, the house, the prestige-we are loving things that can not love us back. We are searching for meaning in the meaninglesss. Money, of itself, mean nothing. Material things, of themselves, mean nothing. It is not that they are bad. It's that they are nothing."

The above is from the book AReturn to Love by Marianne Williamson.

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Children-Teen Behaviors and Parenting.

Emapthy is important when communicating with your child. Setting limits and letting the child understand consequences for behavior is important.

Ignoring certain behaviors can extinguish the behavior at times. Many times your child enjoys the attention even if it is negative attention.

Positive reinforcement is important in encouraging positive behaviors.

Teach your child alternative behaviors when a child is "misbehaving"

When dealing with inappropriate behaviors always seperate the behavior from the child. Your child has unique qualities and gifts,however, the behavior( hitting is not ok)...the child is good! Parents need to be clear, firm, specific, and consistent. Screaming or aggression is not beneficial most of the time.

Children and teens that are treated with anger and agression tend to grow up angry and aggressive. Children learn that agression is the way to handle conflict or cope with emotions.

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Anger Management

"We are conditioned to look for justice in life and when it does not appear, we tend to feel anger, anxiety, or frustration. Actually, it would be equally productive to search for the fountain of youth, or some such myth. Justice does not exist. It never has, and it never will. The world is simply not put together that way. Robins eat worms. That's not fair to the worms...You have only to look at nature to realize there is pt no pot justice in the world. Tornadoes, floods, tidal waves, droughts are all unfair."

"You may accept anger as apart of your life, but do you realize it serves pt no pot utilitarian purpose?...You do not have to possess it, and it serves pt no pot purpose that has anything to do with being ahappy, fulfilled person...The irony of anger is that it never works in changing others."

The above quotes are from Dr. Wayne Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones,
1977,p 173, pp 218-220.

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Teens-Adults-Text Messaging Driving-Danger.

There have been on on number of deadly accidents while driving due to the distraction of text messaging.

Phoenix Arizona has passed a
ban on text messaging while driving. The police can cite drivers reading text messages as well as for sending text messages while the vehicle is in motion.

According to surveys 46 percent of 1,000 teens, teenagers, adolescents, said they text-message while driving.
Many adults state they text while driving as well.

Texting can be very addicting and enjoyable, however, the distraction and enjoyment is not worth killing someone, injuring your self and others and damaging property.

Pull off the road....pull into the shopping center, gas station, and then contact your friends. Be safe and take care of your life and others.

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Depression Treatment

"Imagine on on treatment for depression that possesses the following properties: It is as effective as antidepressant medication but lacks their side effects. Its therapeutic results last longer than those of antidepressant medications after treatment has ended. It's benefits generalize to many domains of life. It causes changes in the brain in processes associated with depression. It usually needs to be administered only one time during the week. It generally costs the same or less than medications. Sound too good to be true? In fact, such a treatment has been around for decades, although many people do not know about it. It is called psychotherapy."

The above is from 10-07 article called The Best Medicine? How Drugs stack up against talk therapy for the treatment of depression by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O Lilienfeld. The article goes into more detail about antidepressants vs talk therapy.

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Counseling-Psychotherapy benefits

This is a small portion of an article in
Scientific American Mind 10-07 called The Best Medicine by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O Lilienfeld.

"Numerous studies have demonstrated that after treatment has ended, patients treated with medication alone relapse at twice the rate of those treated with CBT alone. Further, dropout rates for antidepressant treatments are two or three times as high as those for CBT(cognitive behavioral therapy), with one large study finding on on 72 percent drop out rate for anti-depressants by 90 days of use.

Recovered patients who had received antidepressants and continued on them for maintenence showed relapse rates roughly equivalent to those who had completed CBT with no further treatment.

These findings suggest that CBT therapy-counseling may address some of the underlying causal processes better than medication does or that it may provide patients with copins skills that let them deal better with life events."

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Counseling-Therapy-Phoenix-Scottsdale-Tempe-Talk Therapy Results-Depression etc

" Recent studies have shown, for instance, that counseling can change brain chemistry in some patients just as effectively as drug therapy.

Talk therapy, for instance, creates marked, measurable reductions in activity in abrain area called the right caudate nucleus in obsessive-compulsive patients, and it returns serotonin levels as well as sleep patterns to normal in some people with depression.

A. 2004 study showed that effective psychotherapy in depressed patients causes metabolic changes primarily in the brain's "thinking" areas, such as the forebrain, whereas ssri's most strongly affect "nonthinking" subcortical areas."

"Glen Gabbard a psychoanalyst states drugs are not going to change someones desire to listen or demonize others."

The above information is a small portion of the article callled Eric Kandel: from mind to brain and back again by David Dobbs in oct-2007 magazine Scientific American Mind.

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Depressed Mood-Low Serotonin? Child Mental Health Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety

There are numerous disorders that are recognized by any imbalance in our brain's neurotransmitters.

Some of these disorders are: ADHD, autism, ODD, etc.

The biggest question we need to research is why our child's brain has any imbalance with their neurotransmitters?

Is the imbalance created by trauma and physical abuse? Is the brains imbalance on on byproduct of constant stress and anger? Is the low serotonin created from emotional abuse, neglect, and deprivation? Are the mood disorders are a by product of our inability to cope with stress in healthy ways?

Is the issue of a depressed mood or depression, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance correlated with Television, Media, Violence, Society?

Is the mood disorder due to the toxins and pesticides in our foods? Is the mood disorders due to the pollution we breath in on on on daily basis? Is it the additives in foods?
What about drug use, alcohol use, cigarettes..these chemicals passed on to our children?
Fifty years ago there was on on small percentage of disorders in mental health. What has changed?

We must be intelligent and use analytical and critical thinking if we want things to change in our society.
If we want healthy children and healthy lives we must take action.

Who we are?

We are all children who have unique gifts. As children we: are free to laugh, cry, play, dance, sing, scream,explore, play with bugs, get dirty, be creative and much more.

Many children grow up suddenly and become adults. The child begins to mask his true child-like spirit, laughter, and passion. Many children are taught to not show emotion. A child learns to stuff and hide his feelings and in reality ends up "masking a huge portion of who the child is". The true complete child is buried, however, the "true child" never disappears.

When we block our true feelings we seperate from connecting with others. If we block our true self then people never see who we really are. In order to be intimate we must be able to express our own unique feelings. If one breaks down the word Intimacy ( in to me you see) this can not be accomplished if we are always wearing a mask.

In order to be balanced physically, mentally, emotionally, we must be able to expess emotions and receive emotions.

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Anger-Frustration

Life is not always fair. We have holocausts. We have wild fires raging through Southern California. We have fires in Arizona. We have crime and we all have pain.

It is important to become aware of our anger and affirm and acknowledge the anger in healthy appropriate ways.

If we can let go of our own perception that life will always be equitable, fair, just by society we can help ourselves forgive and look at things in on on different light so we can minimize our feelings of anger and focus on what we really want in our life.

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Resistance-Anxiety-Pain-Depression-Grief.

We can be so stubborn at times regarding all aspects of our lives.

Life is about change and acceptance. Seasons change their is birth and their is death.

At times it is our ego that is stubborn and refuses to change it's old habits regarding work, relationships, family, and friends.

This resistance can be the cause of great pain, sadness, and despair.(Anxiety, Depression, Grief)

We simply can change are thoughts to acceptance and forgiveness instead of resistance and this can open the doors of peace and tranquilty in our world.

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Depression Treatment using Magnetic Impulses

Below is some info from any article titled treating depression magnetically by Bettsy Mason from contra costa calif times.

"A potential new treatment for depression involving magnetic impulses applied to the brain is getting acloser look from neuroscientists at University of California-Berkeley."

"Known as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS, the magnetic therapy has shown promise in clinical trials, but scientists have little understanding of how it alters brain function."

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Stress-Anxiety Coping

Take deep yoga breaths. Let your eyes close and relax in on on position you feel comfortable in.

Start with your head and neck muscles. Notice the tension and then release the tension in your muscles. Continue to work your way down from you head to your toes...tightening and relaxing each muscle in your body.

Visualize on on safe place: beach,mountains, lake, forrest...anyplace that makes you feel safe. Imagine visually as many parts of your safe place. Imagine the relaxing sounds...sensations......kinesthetic feelings that surround you.

Create your affirmation...I am safe and happy and the world supports me. I am valuable and loved and deserve love in my life. Each day I grow and learn from my experiences.
I am relaxed and at peace.( You can create your own unique affirmations)

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Anger Stress and Breathing

Breathing slowly and focusing on your breath is on on great way to reduce stress.

Deep yoga breathing is extremely beneficial. Inhaling through the nose/throat region ....expanding the diaphram and slowly releasing each breath.

Individuals whom are: angry, anxious, etc will always show change in their breathing when their emotions/thoughts change.

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Depression-Anxiety

There are many ways to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Exercise daily.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Massage therapy

Healthy Organic Diet/Balanced

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Prescription Drug Abuse

The number of Americans who abuse prescription drugs nearly doubled, to 15.0 million in 2003 from 7.8 million in 1992.

Research shows emotional and physical pain have on on connection.

People who do not cope with feeelings: anger, grief, sadness, low self esteem, sadness often turn to
pills to alleviate their pain.

The pain at times goes away temporarily but if the emotional pain is not addressed it appears in physical ways: headaches, aches, heart problems, etc.

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Evidence Based Psychotherapies for Bipolar Disorder.

Below is an abstract from an article featured in primary psychiatry 2007;14(3)59-69 with the title above by Ruth E. Geller MD and Joseph Goldberg MD.

"Until recently, clinicians believed that pharmacotherapy alone was the mainstay of care for patients with bipolar disorder, and psychotherapeutic intervention held little or no benefit. However, over the past several decades, evidence has shown that several validated, disease specific forms of psychotherapy demonstrate unique value as adjuncts to pharmacotherapy manangement. Based on the stress vulnerability model of mental illness, which highlights the interplay of biopsychosocial factors in disease risk and relapse,psychotherapies have been recognized as providing unique therapeuticbenefits based on
Cognitive, interpersonal, and other psychosocial dimensions of illness. In addition, clinicians have realized that patients and people in their lives can learn techniques to manage bipolar disorder. This article describes evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches for treatment of bipolar disorder. Four psychotherapeutic modalities have been validated through randomized, controlled clinical trials and have shown efficacy in combination with standard pharmacologic treatment. Evidence-based psychotherapies for bipolar disorder include cognitive-behavioral therapy, family focused treatment, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, and psychoeducation.

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Parents discipline must have balance for healthy children.

Authoritarian parenting (extremely strict), the parent trys to control a child's behavior and attitude by stressing obedience to authority. This type of parenting discourages disscussion. Punishment is the method offered most often instead of healthy communication.

The authoratative parent (moderate) sets limits and relies on natural and reasonable consequences for children so they can learn from making their own mistakes. Parents explain why rules are important and why they should be followed. Authoratative parents reason with their children and consider the children's point of view even though they may not agree with them. Authoratative parents are firm, with kindness, warmth and love. They set high standards and encourage their children to be independent.

The permissive parent exerts minimal control. Children are allowed to set their own rules and schedules and activities.


Research shows the moderate technique is the most effective for families and children.

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Damaging messages to your child, children.

The following are red flags that you should eliminate if you want a well balanced child:
Do not:

Shame your child!

Deny your child's feelings/thoughts.

Say Men/ boys do not cry.

Say..Suck it up do not show feelings.

Say You are: bad, worthless, stupid etc

Avoid criticism.

Avoid conditional love.

Do not deny your child's needs.

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Children-Parenting Healthy Children, Teens, Adolescents to become Healthy adults

Parents can create unhealthy behavior patterns in their children which can harm a child mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Here are some common parenting themes in families with drug and substance issues, anxiety, depression, and unhealthy and dangerous life choices:

*** Do not express your feelings
***Do not share your thoughts
*** Do not show emotion or cry
*** Do what I tell you w/o explanation.
Do not ask why?
Always be in control.
Avoid conflict.
Be seen and not heard.
Keep secrets.

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Relationships Healthy Relationships

There are number of items that are important in relationships here are some:

Trust

Honesty

Mutual Respect

Sharing

Team work

Compassion

Empathy

Balance: work, family, eating, health, diet, exercise.

Sharing feelings and thoughts.

You feel energized around your partner most of the time..not depleted.

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Counseling Mental Health VA PTSD

PTSD( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, affecting an estimated 13 percent and 6 percent of them, respectively, the report found.

PTSD is not only triggered via war. PTSD is can be triggered by: abuse, trauma, neglect,rape, violence, crime, accidents, and more.

PTSD suffer experience physical symptoms, pain, flashbacks, and are terrorized and symptoms like they are reliving the trauma even many years later.

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PTSD War in Iraq mental health.

"The number of Iraq and Afghanistan war Veterans seekinh treatment for post-traumatic-stress-disorder from the Department of Veterans Affairs jumped by nearly 20,000-almost 70 percent- in the 12 months ending June 30; records show"

"One out of seven veterans who have served and left active duty have sought help for mental illness since late 2001"

This article was written in the USA today by Gregg Zoroya.

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Grief-Trauma

Grief is a normal reaction to loss with it's symptoms diminishing over time.

Trauma is a disabling reaction that can block the grieving process, intterupt your life.

Some effects of grief: sadness, anger, guilt, dream about the person you have lost, symptoms naturally diminish over time.

Effects of Trauma: terror is the main emotion, difficult to talk about the trauma, fear, terror and pain involved, anger can be intense directed at self or others, self concept and image is fractured, dreams are terrorizing, symptoms untreated may get worse.

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Grief and Loss

Information below comes from an article called Good Grief by Greg Russell, summer 2002 University of Memphis Magazine.

Grief and loss "this is a subject that touches every single person at some point in their life." Neimeyer says " We all face it. Loss is not optional; it is part of the human condition. How we respond to it shapes who we are."

Neimeyer says "This research has led us to the idea that grieving is a process of rebuilding a world of meaning that has been challenged by the loss. I see grieving as a way of relearning the world in the wake of a loss."

Loss can be on a grandscale. Neimeyer states " when you stop to think about it, every person and every possession we love will one day be lost-this is not optional, it is part of life."

Neimeyer states "The goal of grieving is not to let go, but to find a way to hold on with less pain, and to have recourse to comforting memory."

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Grief and Loss

Researchers are questioning the concept of "letting go" of a loved one who has passed away.

Many researchers believe that instead of gaining closure, the goal of grief counseling should be to foster a constructive continuing bond with the deceased person.

A connection can be accomplished by recreating good memories, love, laughter etc. One can imagine how the deceased would react to current life events.

Many researchers believe that finding meaning in loss or expressing positive emotions is a better predictor for long term outcome.

This came from an article by Robert Neimeyer APA Ad Hoc Committee on End-of-Life Issues vol 35 Nov 2004.

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Adolescents-Depression

The British Journal of Psychiatry collected information from 25 yr study of 982 New Zeland children.

The authors of the study state their results suggest that the frequency of depression in young people predict later psychiatric and life-course outcomes, including subsequent depression, anxiety, suicidal behaviors.

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Older-Depression-Intellectual decline.

" Depression in the elderly increase the risk of subsequent mental impairment and can act as on on predictor of future intellectual decline. University of Rochester Medical center psychiatrists and researchers have found."

"Physicians who treat older patients should be aware of the increased risk of loss of mental functions for depressed patients, the researcher concluded."

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Antidepressants-SSRI's-PainKiller combo Gastric Bleeding

New research shows a group of drugs that are widely used to treat depression, OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorders called SSRI's may double the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.

"Research done at Wake Forest University school of medicine stated that when the SSRI's are used with aspirin and other similar pain medication, the risk is more than 600
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Stress-Disease-Heart Disease-Cancer-Depression.

Sheldon Cohen a Psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University has found stress as a contributing factor in human disease, and in particular depression, Cardiovascular Disease and HIV/Aids.

Cohen states social stressors like divorce and death contribute to depression. He states chronic stress daily at work contributes to cardiovascular illnesses such as coronary heart disease.

The author states "effects of stress on regulation of immune and inflammatory processes have the potential to influence depression, infections, autoimmune, and coronary artery disease, and at least some cancers."

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Misdiagnosis-Child-Teen-Adult.

Bipolar disorder allegedly affects ten million Americans. Research from NAMI states seven out of ten individuals with bipolar are misdiagnosed.

Children, teens, adolescents are at risk of misdiagnosis. Early signs of bipolar at times are mistaken for risky or careless behavior or depression.

Research by Nami states 40 percent of those untreated for Bipolar turn to Substance abuse.

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Mental Health

Patients diagnosed with mental illness represented 6 percent of all general hospital discharges or deaths in Canada but 13 percent of inpatient days.

Mood disorders were the primary diagnosis( 34 percent). The next was shizophrenic disorders and psychotic disorders ( 21 percent) and chemical dependency disorders ( 16 percent).

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Stress Management-Laughter.

Laughter is a great tool to help with stress.

Laughing lowers your blood pressure.

Research shows laughter reduces the release of stress hormones like: cortisol, dopac, epinephrine, and growth hormone.

Laughing cleanses the body and lungs.

Laughter releases "feel good hormones" endorphins. These are naturally occuring in our bodies.

Laughing boosts the immune system.

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Stress Reduction

Get organized

Manage your time

Set Boundaries

Prioritize

Set goals/timelines

Visualize what you want

Progressive muscle relaxation

Laughter

Passions/Hobbies

Exercise

Yoga

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Arizona State Football using Mind-Body connection

I am an ASU alumni and a huge ASU sports fan.

I was elated to read that ASU's coaching staff is using visualization exercises for the football team.

Mental toughness is a vital element in the success of sports teams at the collegiate level.

ASU has shown mental strength this year. In the past season ASU did not come back after being down 14 or 19 points and this year is different.

The team believes it can win and beat any team. The 2007 Sundevils believe they can win the game.

I hope the ASU team spends time visualizing what needs to be done to win on a daily basis. Research shows this is essential for success in sports.

GO ASU Sun Devils!

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Stress Children-Stress Adolescents-Stress Teens-Stress Adults.

Symptoms of Stress:

Anxiety

Anger ( inappropriate type)

Blues

Canker sores

Fear

Headaches

Indigestion

Insomnia

Mood swings

Nightmares

Panic

Weight gain/ weight loss

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Heart Risk-Relationships

Stress a well know contributor to health problems appears to play a huge role in heart trouble according to a study in The Archives of Internal Medicine.

The article states that " the quality of your relationship matters".

Individuals in the study showed a 38 percent more likelihood of having heart attacks or other heart problems when they had a worse close relationship after a 12 year follow up using 9,011 British civil servants.

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Teen-Adolescent-Trauma

Trauma Symptom list:

Radical change in a relationship.

Drastic change in grades, perception, attitudes.

Alcohol and drug use.

No interest in previously enjoyable activities.

Anger and promiscuity.

Mood changes: depressed, anxious, suicidal thoughts.

Isolation

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Children Trauma- Child Trauma-Teen Trauma-Adolescent Trauma.

Traumas are created in the nervous system by various events.

Here are some events that could cause trauma:

Falls
Accidents
Sports injuries
Medical/Surgical procedures
Violent acts/Attacks
Loss
Death of an animal
Environmental stressors
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Floods
Sexual abuse

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PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

PTSD is a disorder invoving intrusive thoughts associated with traumatic events.

PTSD was first known as "shell shock" and seen with WWI veterans.

PTSD may involve flash backs and nightmares following the traumatic event.

Exposure therapy has shown benefits in some PTSD patients. It has reduced many symptoms: irritability, flashbacks, nightmares.

Research has shown exposure therapy beneficial for rape victims, including persistant fear.

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PTSD-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In a study by Andrew J Bisson from cochran review abstracts.2007 review Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

There was evidence TFCBT, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, stress management and group TFCBT are effective in the treatment of PTSD.

There was some evidence that individiual TFCBT and EMDR are superior to stress management in the treatment of PTSD at between 2 and 5 months following treatment and also that TF CBT, EMDR and stress management were more effective than other therapies.

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ADHD-Behavior

Many studies state a relationship between food and children's behavior.

Studies state the following foods impact behavior:

Artificial Colors( red, green, yellow, blue)

Wheat

Chocolate

Eggs

Milk

Berries

Fruits( orange, grape, plums, apples, peaches)

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Anxiety-Social Anxiety Disorder

Children, teens, and adults that struggle with social anxiety disorder are extremely anxious about what they will say or do in front of other people.

Social anxiety has a physical and an emotional component.

Social anxiety can make you nervous, sad, or angry during a social activity.

The anxiety can cause: sweaty palms,shakiness, perspiration, increase in your heart rate, challenges concentrating.

Many individuals with social anxiety turn to drugs and to alcohol to help them calm down. This can lead to addiction issues.

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Anxiety-OCD-Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCD is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts.

Anxiety is the biggest symptom of obssesive compulsive disorder.

Obsessions are unwanted thoughts or ideas.

Compulsions are actual behaviors that you do in an attempt to control your thoughts.

Cognitive therapy/CBT have shown promise with OCD/anxiety/depression/mood disorders.

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Anxiety-Panic Disorder

A panic attack is a sudden bout of intense fear or anxiety that causes frightening but not life threatening symptoms.

These symptoms can be shortness of breath, thumping heart, thoughts of loss of control, thoughts of passing away. They may last from 3 to 25 minutes.

Triggers for some Panic attacks-anxiety:

Medications

Caffeine

Nicotine

Alcohol abuse

Health Conditions

Negative-Irrational thoughts-fears.

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Anger Supressed

Anger that is not addressed are the roots of anxiety and depression.

Anger that is not appropriately expressed can disrupt relationships, affect thinking, and behavior.

Long term anger has been linked to many health issues: headaches, migranes, high blood pressure, heart problems, digestive issues, skin problems.

Anger has been linked to substance and drug abuse.

Anger has been linked with abuse, violent behavior, many other crimes.

Suggestions to manage stress:

Communicate feelings in healthy ways.

Breathing/ meditation

Support system..talk to supportive peers.

Exercise

Journaling feelings.

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Teens-Adolescent Dating

Ten percent of teenage girls in the US become pregnant before age 20.

The US Attorney general reports that thirty nine percent of date rapes are girls between the age of 14 and 17.

Teaching and educating your children before adolescence is important.

Teaching your daughters and sons that: being manipulated, verbally put down, pushed, slapped, hit, and kept isolated from other relationships are all signs of an abusive relationship.

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Depression-Children

The symptoms of depression in children vary.

The primary symptoms of depression revolve around sadness,feelings of hopelessness, and mood changes.

Some signs and symptoms of depression in children include:

Anger

Irritability

Withdrawn socially

Change in appetite ( increased-decreased)

Crying-Outbursts

Inability to concentrate

Fatigue- Low energy

Physical problems

Feelings of guilt

Feelings of worthless

Thoughts of death

Thoughts of suicide

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Depression Recovery

Taking action and responsibilty for one's health can help elevate one's mood.

Research states regular exercise is beneficial. It does not matter if it is walking or running or playing tennis.

Getting outside into the sunlight is helpful. Good ole Vitamin D.

Get enough sleep and go to bed around the same time each night.

Do you things you are passionate about: hobbies etc.

Avoid any alcohol/ drugs.

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Trust Teens

This is a guide to help develop trust between a teen and a parent:

Listen to ypur teen.

Admit you errors.

Be clear and concise.

Be clear about consequences.

Be consistent.

Explain your reasoning for your decision.

Be honest

Be patient

Show interest in what is interesting to your child.

Make promises you can keep.

Do not yell.

Do not use sarcasm.

Do not use criticism.

Communicate with kindness not with anger and dissapointment.

Spend one on one time with your child....talking and listening to them.

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Teen Screen equals drugging your child

Screening teens for mental disorders in the schools is under a lot of controversy.

Many view teen screen as a pharmaceutical backed marketing program used to recruit new customers for pharmaceutical drugs.

60 million individuals are involved in the school sytem.

One gov investigator stated teen screen was a "nefarious effort to recruit children into the quagmire of biological psychiatry."

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Obesity-Depression

Research has shown individuals with obesity appear to have 25 percent more likelihood of depression., anxiety disorder, or a mood disorder.

Approximately 20 percent of Americans were diagnosed with some type of depression at some point in their lives.

For inndividuals that are obese they were diagnosed with some type of depression ( approx 28 percent).

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Acutane Linked to death-suicide.

The World health Organization has reported 720 cases of psychiatric problems linked to the use of acutane.

The WHO linked 84 suicides and suicide attempts to the use of acutane.

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Depression-Diet

Certain foods have shown a positive result in elevating depressed moods.

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