Linda A. Janssen is a writer and American expat living in the Netherlands. She writes primarily on expat issues, and blogs at www.adventuresinexpatland.com ; she is currently writing a book on the importance of emotional resilience in expatriate life.

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This is extremely important if you or your child need inpatient care for a mental disorder.

Some great simple food advice for tamping down anxiety, a common experience.

Part of this big “increase” is the under-diagnosing of ADHD in the past.

Check out the photo!

Caption: Pulses of blue and yellow light precisely turn neurons on-and-off using genetically-targeted probes that take advantage of light-sensitive genes borrowed from primitive life-forms. Artist’s rendering.

Source: Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University

<<<”What this data suggests is that there’s likely to be a tendency to err on the side of treatment” when a patient complains to his or her physician about generally low mood or energy, Narrow said. In such cases, referring a patient to psychotherapy, or recommending behavioral changes such as reducing alcohol consumption or getting more sleep and exercise would be a preferable first step, he added. But for a physician pressed for time, a prescription might seem a better bet.>>>

My notes: This is one reason for the data being so skewed about antidepressant efficacy. It’s also a glaring illustration of the absence of mental health care even when someone is “covered” by an insurance policy. They see GP’s not mental health providers. And the other problem: rarely is therapy “prescribed.”