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Gaming Disorder Becomes an Official Diagnosis

10/17/2019

 
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated "Gaming Disorder" as an official diagnosis to be included in the next revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Currently, ICD-10 is in use and Gaming Disorder, as part of the ICD-11, was approved in June, 2018 and will be formally implemented on January 1, 2022.


The description for Gaming Disorder is:

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Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children

11/26/2018

 
     Citing an accumulation of research and knowledge, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their policy statement "to recommend parents not to use  spanking, hitting, slapping, threatening, insulting, humiliating or shaming"  as forms of child discipline. The AAP outlines the strong association of spanking and adverse outcomes as: ​

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Suicide Rising Across the US

6/20/2018

 
    According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), suicide rates in the U.S. rose 25% from 1999-2016. Only one state (Nevada) saw a decrease by 1%. North Dakota saw an increase of 57% during this time period. Twenty five states had increases of more then 30% and 45,000 lives were lost to suicide in 2016.

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School Safety and Mental Health Services Act of 2018

3/15/2018

 
    Following the tragic school shouting at Parkland on February 14, 2018, 11 Senators introduced the School Safety and Mental Health Services Act of 2018 to address the issue of school shootings. While the legislation is waiting vote for approval and implementation, the proposal address two main areas: improving school safety and addressing mental health needs.

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Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion Program

9/20/2017

 
    The Pinellas County Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion (APAD) program was implemented earlier this year as a way to reduce costs of incarceration and prosecution of certain types of misdemeanors. These are:

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Sexual Addiction & Schizoid Personality Disorder

1/31/2017

 
    For Sexual Addiction, I was recently told this article explains it better then anything they've come across: https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-causes-sexual-addiction/

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    Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD) is described as a chronic pattern of the following characteristics as listed in The World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10):

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Research & News Round-Up

3/1/2016

 
    On average, humans of European descent have between 2-4% Neanderthal DNA that has been passed down over the last (estimated) 65,000 years which is when it is thought that these two species interbred. Researchers have established a correlation between certain types and combinations of this DNA with smoking and mood. When these types and strengths of DNA are present, an individual has a statistically greater chance of smoking and/or having problems with mood.
http://science.sciencemag.org

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The "Yogic Path to Recovery"

9/15/2015

 
     Yoga has recently gained increased scientific support in promoting neurological changes in the brain that aid in recovery from addiction and mental health problems. Yoga has been shown to increase activity in the frontal cortex which is associated with impulsivity and problems with addiction. This increased activity can lead to greater mindfulness, reduced anxiety and greater ability in emotional coping.

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How To Identify Child Abuse & Neglect

8/4/2015

 
    There are many definitions of what constitutes child abuse and neglect. Legally, there are specific criteria that are established in state statutes that make child abuse and neglect punishable crimes. The current Florida state statutes defining this are:

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Neuropsychiatry Identifies Serotonin Producing Cells

7/2/2014

 
Serotonin Production: Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have succeeded in identifying traces of a microRNA molecule (miR135) that acts on serotonin producing nerve cells. This finding is important as they were able to manipulate serotonin levels in mice by altering levels of the molecule. When this idea was tested on humans, subjects known to suffer from depression had unusually low miR135 levels. The researchers are confident this will lead to the development of a blood test for depression.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/278565.php

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