Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

If you drink nearly 14 drinks per week (2 drinks per day) and already suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI),

Chronic medical conditions are a risk factor for the onset of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adults.

Mental Health | Gender Identity Conversion Efforts Linked With Adverse Mental Health Outcomes

Mental Health note | Children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence

A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the child’s life have twice the risk of having hyperactivity symptoms at age 16.

Mental Health | A 32-year-old woman with a history of iron-deficiency anemia was brought in by ambulance because of altered mental status. The patient's sister and boyfriend reported that 1 day before presentation, the patient had ingested a marijuana edible and a few hours later developed fatigue and nausea, followed by at least 15 episodes of nonbloody, nonbilious, projectile vomiting throughout the night.

In the morning, she became very pale, her lips turned blue, and she became stiff, losing consciousness for about 10 seconds. Her boyfriend turned her on her side and called 911.

When the patient awoke from this episode, she was combative, confused, and paranoid, speaking incoherently, saying people were out to get her. She became agitated and combative on her way to the emergency department (ED).

Mental Health | Depression is common among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease; however, the causes are still unclear.

Depression affected a quarter of people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and was independently linked to an increase in disease activity, according to study results published in Neurogastroenterology and Motility.

Keeping your Mental Health | Exercise, even a little of it, can lengthen your life, a new study suggests.

The Norwegian researchers also found that too much sitting was associated with a higher risk of early death.

The combined results of 61 studies conducted in 19 countries suggest that when a woman gives birth by cesarean section, autism in the child is 33% more likely and the odds of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increase by 17%.

Adolescents who were bullied within the past month were approximately 3 times more likely to report having attempted suicide,

....compared with peers who did not experiencing bullying, according to a study of 12- to 15-year-olds across 48 countries published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Mental Health Matters | Healthy college students and other young adults who take prescription stimulants simply for a brain boost may be doing themselves a disservice….

…..according to a new study that found non-prescribed stimulants barely improved short-term focus and markedly worsened working memory and sleep.