Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

Clinicians need to remain vigilant when prescribing tramadol, as its concurrent use with opioids poses a risk of serotonin toxicity.

Prescriptions of tramadol for the treatment of headache and other types of pain have increased in recent years. Because it was not scheduled as a controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration until 2014, the misconception may remain that tramadol is a safer option with less risk of dependence and adverse effects compared with other opioids.

The number of U.S. adolescents and young adults with untreated depression may be on the rise, a recent study suggests.

For youth ages 12 to 17, the prevalence of depression increased from 8.7 percent in 2005 to 11.3 percent in 2014, the study found. Among adults aged 18 to 25, the prevalence climbed from 8.8 percent to 9.6 percent during the study period.

Mental Health for Teenagers | Describing teens as moody and angsty is an old cliche.

That stage of life is loaded with drama and intense feelings. And it was ever thus—just go back read your high school diary for evidence.

An estimated 50-70 million US adults suffer from sleep or wakefulness disorders.....

prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to frame inadequate sleep as a public health epidemic.

Seasonal Affective Disorder | The best metaphor for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is hibernation...

which may be thought of as the biologic correlate of wintertime SAD. Unlike people with classical depression, who typically eat less and sleep less, people with SAD eat more and sleep more, much like animals hibernating for the winter.

From the Journal of BMC Psychiatry; Having Insomnia carries a positive relationship that doubles the risk of Depression

…According to a meta-analysis of more than 2 dozen recent studies.

Overall, 26 of the 34 studies suggested a positive relationship between insomnia and depression.

A new, compact smartphone questionnaire could be effective for long-term daily monitoring of mood instability in clinical psychiatric practice, according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

An estimated 50-70 million US adults suffer from sleep or wakefulness disorders, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to frame inadequate sleep as a public health epidemic.

A recent survey found that nearly 30% of adults slept 6 hours or less each night, and only 31% of high school students averaged at least 8 hours nightly.

That bodes poorly for the nation’s health, as researchers have linked poor sleep with a variety of mental and physical health problems ranging from diabetes and cancer to anxiety and depression.

Many young children aged 2 to 5 are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...

..and its prevalence has risen by 40% in the last decade.