Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

OCD and dealing with Covid | Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, Chris Trondsen felt his life was finally under control.

As someone who has battled obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental health issues since early childhood, it’s been a long journey.

“I’ve been doing really, really well,” Trondsen said. “I felt like most of it was pretty much — I wouldn’t say ‘cured’ ― but I definitely felt in remission or under control. But this pandemic has been really difficult for me.”

Mental & Physical Health | Gas stoves are making people sick, contributing pollution that makes indoor air up to two to five times dirtier than outdoor air, according to a new report.

Despite the risks, regulators have failed to set standards for indoor air quality – a problem that is now likely to be exacerbated by large numbers of people spending time inside and cooking at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mental Health Matters | Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease, finds a new UCL-led study.

In the study of people aged over 55, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, researchers found 'repetitive negative thinking' (RNT) is linked to subsequent cognitive decline as well as the deposition of harmful brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s.

Understanding ADHD | Lower levels of sedentary activity as measured by actigraphs at age 7 predicted hyperactivity and diagnosis of attention-.....

....deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age 14, according to a study published online in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

“Interestingly, our results reveal that lower levels of sedentary activity at age 7 were the main predictor for ADHD at age 14, rather than higher levels of vigorous activity,”.

Mental Health | How food impacts our well being

Robert Rymowicz, DO, was scheduled to present a session on food addiction at this year’s American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting. In this video, he discusses the clinical importance of the topic, how highly processed foods affect the brain, and treatment strategies for the condition.

We all know that this virus is serious, know why being aware matters.

A new study shows how respiratory droplets produced during normal conversation may be just as important in transmitting disease, especially indoors.

The scientists also found that while droplets start shrinking from dehydration as soon as they leave a person’s mouth, they can still float in the air for eight to 14 minutes.

Mental / Physical health matters | COVID-19 is spread person-to-person through close contact.

We aimed to investigate the effects of physical distance, face masks, and eye protection on virus transmission in health-care and non-health-care (eg, community) settings.

Mental Health | Over the past decade, the rate of benzodiazepine exposures and overdoses among adolescents has significantly grown, and medical outcomes have become more severe.

Researchers published the findings online in Clinical Toxicology.

Mental Health Update | Ongoing or worsening sleep difficulties in older adults with depression may signal increased risk of continued depression and suicidal ideation.....

Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations.