What Does Your Handedness Say About Your Brain Structure?
Left-handedness, as a relatively uncommon phenomenon, never fails to fascinate people. There is a common perception that left-handed people are more talented and artistic. To what extent these assumptions are correct, and what your preferred use of right or left hand can tell you about your brain structure?
Handedness represents the better performance or preference of using one hand, i.e., the dominant hand. Right-handedness is the most common type observed in 70–95% of the world population, followed by left-handedness, and then a very rare type of mixed handedness and ambidexterity. Although this is an important physio...
Source: World of Psychology - March 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Brain and Behavior Brain Blogger Publishers Brain Structure Handedness left-handed right-handed Source Type: blogs
The dramatic increase in the diagnosis of ADHD has not been accompanied by a rise in clinically significant symptoms
By guest blogger Helge Hasselmann
Across the globe, ADHD prevalence is estimated around 5 per cent. It’s a figure that’s been rising for decades. For example, Sweden saw ADHD diagnoses among 10-year olds increase more than sevenfold from 1990 to 2007. Similar spikes have been reported from other countries, too, including Taiwan and the US, suggesting this may be a universal phenomenon. In fact, looking at dispensed ADHD medication as a proxy measure of ADHD prevalence, studies from the UK show an even steeper increase.
Does this mean that more people today really have ADHD than in the past? Not necessarily. For example...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: ADHD guest blogger Mental health Source Type: blogs
The Speech-Language Pathologist ’s Role in Diagnosing Dyslexia
While language-based learning disorders—like dyslexia—fall squarely in the purview of speech-language pathologists, I’ve talked to several pediatric SLPs who don’t feel entirely comfortable treating—let alone diagnosing—this disorder. In my relatively short career as an SLP, I’ve worked with skilled SLPs treating children with dyslexia. We address various language and reading needs every day with our clients. When faced with the prospect of providing a diagnosis of dyslexia, however, I felt uneasy. Until recently.
My graduate program didn’t comprehensively cover dyslexia and all its complexities. In...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 12, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Corie Viscomi Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Language Disorders private practice Schools Source Type: blogs
The 4 Disadvantages of Mindfulness
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Mindfulness refers to bringing one’s complete attention to the moment without judging one’s thoughts. In my psychiatry and coaching practice, many people benefit significantly from it. It helps them clear their mind and focus on the present. When they are mindful, they are simply observing sensations, thoughts, and bodily states with openness, curiosity, and acceptance.
It’s not surprising that my patients and client...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Srini Pillay Tags: featured psychology self improvement being successful mindfulness neuroscience pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
Dr. Google: The top 10 health searches in 2017
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Ever wonder what other people are wondering about? I know I do.
So, here are the top 10 health searches in Google for 2017. And just so you don’t have to look each one up, I’ve provided a brief answer. You’re welcome.
1. What causes hiccups?
I was surprised this one made it to the top 10 list of health searches. Maybe this search is common because hiccups are as mysterious as they are universal. I’ve written about hiccups before, but let’s just say the cause in any individual person is rarely known or knowable. Then again, the reason hiccups stop is also unknown.
Some triggers...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
Who Does School Shootings? Psychopaths, Not People with Asperger ’s Syndrome
When school shootings take place, especially after Newtown, Asperger’s Syndrome is often suspected. Both the Florida Sun-Sentinel and the New York Times reported comments that Parkland shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was diagnosed with autism. It’s important to make this clear — research has shown that people with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) are no more violent than the general population. In fact, they’re much more likely to be the victims of bullying and violence.
People can mistake the lack of social skills and social withdrawal of young adults with AS for hostility. Their withdrawal has little to do with hosti...
Source: World of Psychology - February 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marcia Eckerd, PhD Tags: Aspergers Autism Bullying Criminal Justice Ethics & Morality General Minding the Media Personality Psychology Students Violence and Aggression Asperger’s Syndrome Gun Violence Hostility mass shooting Parkland shooting Sch Source Type: blogs
If you are a practicing physician, you need rest
“It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which gives happiness.”
– Thomas Jefferson
If you are a practicing physician, you need rest.
Why do I say this? Because you have gone through an enculturation process which focuses on hyperactivity and super high-level achievement. In training programs and in practice, admitting that you are tired or needing a rest break is a sign of weakness and is discouraged, to say the least.
This may be especially true for older doctors who trained in a prior era, but it is still true for most of us. Calling in sick or going home early was a sign of inex...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/physician-on-fire" rel="tag" > Physician on FIRE, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Primary Care Source Type: blogs
5 common problems that can mimic ADHD
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is very common — according to the most recent statistics, one in 10 children between the ages of 4 and 17 has been diagnosed with this problem. So it’s not surprising that when parents notice that their child has trouble concentrating, is more active or impulsive than other children, and is having trouble in school, they think that their child might have ADHD.
But ADHD isn’t the only problem that can cause a child to have trouble with concentration, behavior, or school performance. There are actually lots of problems that can cause symp...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Behavioral Health Children's Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Starting School Early Affects Educational Attainment
A singular cutoff point for school entry results in age differences between children of the same grade. In many school systems, September-born children, begin compulsory education in September of the year in which they turn five, making them relatively older than summer born children who begin school aged four.
Research on these annually age-grouped cohorts reveal relative age effects (RAEs) that convey the greater achievements accrued by the relatively old (RO) students compared to the relatively young (RY) students. RAEs are pervasive. Across OECD countries, in fourth grade, RY students scored 4–12% lower than RO stud...
Source: World of Psychology - January 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Brain Blogger Children and Teens Publishers Research Academic Achievement Classmates classroom composition Education educational attainment educational experiences Expectations School school policy Social Factors Socioeconomic Source Type: blogs
Yes, the ADHD Brain Can Be Trained to Improve
FromBiPolar, Depression& ADHD, a Flipboard magazine byRob WaldripBut can people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – often referred to as a brain-based disorder – also train their brain to improve? Every…Read it on FlipboardRead it on msn.com******************************************************Kevin McGrew, PhDEducational PsychologistDirector, Institute for Applied PsychometricsIAPwww.themindhub.com****************************************************** (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 28, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Dec 16, Robert Resnick: Today in the History of Psychology (16th December 1940)
Robert Resnick was born. A pioneer in the study and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Resnick established one of the first ADHD clinics in the United States. Resnick is also renowned for his role as a passionate defender of professional practice within psychology; exemplified in 1977 when he acted as lead complainant in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling recognizing psychology as both an autonomous profession and an economic competitor of psychiatry.
Robert Resnick was elected president of the American Psychological Association in 1995 and received the American Psychological Foundation Gol...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - December 16, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: December 16, 2017
Has cabin fever struck you yet this winter?
Find out ways to beat it, plus the latest on a new scientist-created version of oxytocin, how orange light therapy might help mental illness symptoms, why global teamwork might be helpful for psychological studies, and more in this week’s Psychology Around the Net!
How to Beat Cabin Fever When You’re Stuck Inside This Winter: Try a couple — or all — of these ideas for combating cabin fever (or, in some of our cases, the funk that comes along with shorter days and less sunshine).
Can Teamwork Solve One Of Psychology’s Biggest Problems? Psychologist Chri...
Source: World of Psychology - December 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: ADHD and ADD Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Health-related Medications Psychology Around the Net Research Schizophrenia Technology amphetamines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder cabin fever Christopher Chartier Light therapy Source Type: blogs
Pending FDA review and approval, research findings pave way for Akili ’s EVO to become first brain training platform prescribed for ADHD
Akili Achieves Primary Efficacy Endpoint in ADHD Trial (MD magazine):
“Boston-based Akili Interactive has announced top-line results from the STARS-ADHD pivotal study of its investigational digital therapeutic medicine AKL-T01, in treatment of pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…The digital medicine, AKL-T01, is a video game for patients to play on tablet devices. It uses the same storytelling and reward mechanisms as standard videogames; however, it features mechanisms to act on neural systems and algorithms that dial the level of stimulus up or down, meeting the needs of the patient.
In the STAR...
Source: SharpBrains - December 12, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Akili Akili Interactive Brain-Training depression digital medicine digital therapeutic digital therapies FDA impulsivity memory neural systems STARS-A Source Type: blogs
ADHD is Real (Like All Mental Disorders Are)
I recently came across the unintentionally funny op-ed piece by John Rosemond, a family psychologist known for his controversial views on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other childhood behavioral issues. In the piece, he laments how he was dis-invited from a recent speaking invitation because of his views.
In short, he says, “Those facts include that ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and bipolar disorder of childhood are not realities; rather, they are constructs.”
Of course they are constructs. But so is nearly everything we’ve created to navigate human existence.
Rosemond ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: ADHD and ADD Brain and Behavior Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Psychology adhd is real are mental disorders real is adhd real mental diagnoses mental illness is a myth Myth Of Mental Illness Source Type: blogs
5 things parents and teachers need to know about ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a childhood disorder that affects as many as one out of 10 children in the United States. Even though it’s fairly common, many misconceptions still persist. So here are five important things you should know if you are a parent or a teacher of a child with ADHD.
1. The hallmark symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Most kids are inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive at times. But for a diagnosis of ADHD, these symptoms must interfere significantly in multiple places, such as at school and at home. This is a childhood disorder, meaning the symptoms m...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Braaten, PhD Tags: Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Children's Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
