Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

Childhood abuse and neglect increase the risk of self-injury, eating disorders, and suicide in young women with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  

Compared with peers diagnosed with ADHD who had not reported maltreatment, the young women who experienced maltreatment had lower overall self-worth, researchers reported, as well as an increased propensity for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, and suicide.

Mental Health & Sleep | Snoring, something that we don’t want to talk about, unless it is interrupting our sleep, usually we are reminded or we remind someone else that this is an ongoing problem.

Association between ASD (autism spectrum disorder) in children and the common plastic used in consumer food and beverage containers?

We all have had a headache or two, so what if the frequency is more than what one would consider ‘normal’?  

A new study published in The Journal of Pain reports an association between a broad range of pre-existing mental disorders and subsequent onset of severe or frequent headaches...

Mental Health and Sleep | We all have had issues with sleep, very few people get exactly what they need every night, every week.  This is our reality, and we like our busy lives, so at what cost?

According to the 2015 sleep in American poll, stress and poor health are key factors in shorter sleep durations and worse sleep quality...

...the likelihood that they will develop bipolar disorder increases according to a recent study.

Mental Health goal:  Improve clinical assessment and care for these high-risk children by potentially enabling earlier identification, treatment or possible preventive measures.

Our genes are an important resource to help researchers better understand the conditions that we are faced with. 

There are many links, however these are no excuse to just accept things as they are, knowledge can only do so much.  We are accountable for our own lives, understanding links can help us develop improved methods to lead productive lives.

Genetic factors help to explain the commonly found association between low back pain and depression, suggests a large study of twins in the March issue of PAIN®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain. 

The link for Back Pain and Depression | Finding cause / effect to improve outcomes