--- title: Mental Health Blog (20) description: Mental health blog for families, patients and health professionals in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area (20) --- # Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog Select Category addiction ADHD ADHD in Children ADHD in Teenagers ADHD Minnesota Adolescent Mental Health Adults advanced practice nurses Aggression Aging air quality alcohol in kids Alcohol use Alzheimers Alzheimer's studies anxiety Anxiety Help APRN Minnesota APRN support ASD austim Autism Behavioral Problems benzodiazepine Bi Polar in children Binge Drinking biofeedback bipolar borderline personality disorder Brain Injury Bullying Caffeine Caffeine poisoning Cannabis Use cardiovascular events CBD Celiac Disease Children Mental Health clinical studies CNS Mental Health Coffee Cognitive Disorder corona virus Covid-19 and our Health dementia Depression Depression in College Depression in Men Depression in Women Depression studies help diabetes Diet Diet and Mental Health Drug Addiction Drug Overdose e-cigs Eating Disorders eating healthy ECT electronic devices evidence based improvement Excercise Exercise for Mental Health exercising mental health Expansion Medicaid Family Fasting fatigue and Covid FDA recall Fear and Phobias fibromyalgia Fish Oils fitness food and mental health Friday point of view Gender Identity Guns and Mental Health Gut Health hallucinations Headaches hearing heart attacks High School and Depression hospitalizations Hypertension IBS Insomnia internet gaming addiction ketamine kratom loneliness love and Mental Health Low Vitamin D Marijuana Use maternal health Medication discontinuation help Meditation Menopause Mental Health Mental health access Mental Health and eating Mental Health coverage Mental health help mental health in pregnancey Mental Health in Pregnancy Mental Health Risk Mental Health Studies Mental health Teenagers Mentally ill Metabolism methamphetamine use Migraines Minnesota APRN mood disorder Music Nightmares Nurse Practitioners Nutrition Obesity OCD Omega 3 Opioid Recommendations opioid use opposition to bill H.F.2803 pandemic Physican Assistants post partum depression Postpartum Depression pregnancy pregnancy and depression Prescription help psilocybin PTSD SAD help Schizophrenia scope of practice Seasonal Affective Disorder self care Senate 511 bill Serotonin S.F. 511 SF511 HF435 Sleep sleep apnea sleep help smartphone Smoking social isolation social media social support SSRI use Stigma and Mental health stimulants stress Stress Help Stroke Substance Abuse Disorder Sugary Drinks Suicide Supplements synthetic drugs Taurine TBI and Sleep TD Teenagers The Sheridan Story TMS Type 1 Diabetes vaping Violence vitamin D warfarin use withdrawl Women Depression Help Womens Mental Health youth depression This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![Stimulant use Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/_0046_Business_Woman-06.png) [Mental Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) [Physican Assistants](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/physican-assistants) ### [Mental Health | the use of Stimulants is quite popular, beware.](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-) Fri, Aug 30, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Misuse of prescription stimulants is associated with significant morbidity. The following article is part of conference coverage from the 2019 American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting (AAPA 2019) in Denver, Colorado. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-) ![Mental Health Mpls](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Health-12.png) [Mental Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) [social media](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/social-media) ### [Keeping Mentally Healthy | does Social Media cause social Isolation?](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/keeping-mentally-healthy-does-social-media-cause-social-isolation) Wed, Aug 21, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health Matters | How much Social Media is too much? So here you are, gazing into a screen when you could be meeting with a colleague, salsa dancing, or sharing lunch with a friend. What effect is all of this online time having on your health? And what—if anything—should you tell your patients about their own Internet use? [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/keeping-mentally-healthy-does-social-media-cause-social-isolation) ![Headaches | Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/bad-decisions-collection-carol-005.png) [Headaches](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/headaches) ### [Mental Health | Treatments for Primary Headache Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-treatments-for-primary-headache-disorder) Thu, Aug 15, 2019 @ 05:00 AM ## Mental Health | Researchers found data to support the efficacy of psychological treatment for primary headache disorders. Psychological treatments have demonstrated efficacy in reducing headache index and frequency in primary headache disorder, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Headache and Pain. Depending on the patient, psychological treatment may be used as standalone therapy or as part of combination treatment. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-treatments-for-primary-headache-disorder) ![Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Health-13.png) [Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) ### [Mental Health | Cocaine-, Psychostimulant Involved Death Rates Increasing](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-cocaine-psychostimulant-involved-death-rates-increasing) Fri, Aug 09, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Drug overdose deaths from cocaine and psychostimulants are on the rise. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-cocaine-psychostimulant-involved-death-rates-increasing) ![Autism | Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/General_Icons-32.png) [Autism](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/autism) ### [Autism: Anti-cancer drug may improve social behavior | Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/autism-anti-cancer-drug-may-improve-social-behavior-mental-health) Thu, Aug 08, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | New research....suggests that an anti-cancer drug may be able to reverse social impairments associated with autism. How might an anti-cancer drug help to treat the symptoms of autism? [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/autism-anti-cancer-drug-may-improve-social-behavior-mental-health) ![HRT Therapy](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Snip20190728_23.png) [Womens Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/womens-mental-health) ### [Mental Health Update | Is there an increase in Alzheimer’s risk from Hormone Replacement Therapy?](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-update-is-there-an-increase-in-alzheimers-risk-from-hormone-replacement-therapy) Wed, Jul 31, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health Update | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) contains female hormones (estrogen and/or progestogen) ..... ....and is often used for the treatment of symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats in women undergoing menopause. Findings come from a large observational study that included 84,739 women from Finland. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-update-is-there-an-increase-in-alzheimers-risk-from-hormone-replacement-therapy) ![Women's Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/_0046_Business_Woman-06.png) [Womens Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/womens-mental-health) ### [Women’s Mental Health | Differences of men and women for adverse drug reactions](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/womens-mental-health-differences-of-men-and-women-for-adverse-drug-reactions) Mon, Jul 29, 2019 @ 05:30 AM ## Mental Health | Up to 5% of all hospital admissions are the result of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Identifying those factors which may predispose to ADRs is essential for risk management. Amongst the known risk factors for adverse reactions are increasing age, poly-pharmacy, liver and renal disease as well as being female. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/womens-mental-health-differences-of-men-and-women-for-adverse-drug-reactions) ![Mental Health Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/hs-fs/hub/223026/file-665266868.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Mental Health Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-studies) ### [Mental Health | Study: Anti-Inflammatories Show Antidepressant Effect](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-study-anti-inflammatories-show-antidepressant-effect) Thu, Jul 25, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health Study | A new meta-analysis of 36 randomized clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people found support for an antidepressant effect in patients taking anti-inflammatory drugs. Five of 6 anti-inflammatory agents were associated with improved depression scores in patients taking antidepressants, compared with adjunctive placebo. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-study-anti-inflammatories-show-antidepressant-effect) ![Mental Health decline](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Warning-Triangle.png) [Anxiety Help,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/anxiety-help) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Mental Health Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-studies) ### [Mental Health | Depression, Anxiety episodes predict memory decline](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-depression-anxiety-episodes-predict-memory-decline) Wed, Jul 24, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health Matters | Episodes of depression and anxiety experienced in early through middle adulthood are associated with a decrease in memory function by age 50..... [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-depression-anxiety-episodes-predict-memory-decline) ![Social Anxiety Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Eye.png) [Anxiety Help,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/anxiety-help) [Alcohol use](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/alcohol-use) ### [Higher Risk for Alcohol use w/ Social Anxiety Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-risk-for-alcohol-use-w/-social-anxiety-disorder) Fri, Jul 19, 2019 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Unlike other types of anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder appears to have a causal influence on the risk for alcohol use disorder,…. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-risk-for-alcohol-use-w/-social-anxiety-disorder)