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Mental Health Services in Battle Creek MI | Consult Psychiatrist Online

Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors.

Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. But a mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect your ability to function.

A mental illness can make you miserable and can cause problems in your daily life, such as at school or work or in relationships. In most cases, symptoms can be managed with a combination of medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy). Please call us. We can help you live a better life.

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Treatment for substance use reduces depression for many adolescents and young adults with both problems

Treatment for substance use reduces depression for many adolescents and young adults with both problems

A new study reports that, among youth with substance use and depression, a significant proportion show early improvements in depression during their treatment for substance use. Youth who are using cannabis less frequently prior to treatment and those without conduct disorder are more likely to experience early depression improvement.
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Pharmacogenetic testing shows promise improving symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Pharmacogenetic testing shows promise improving symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 per cent) increase in remission rates compared to treatment as usual in a recent clinical study.
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Evidence of brain changes in those at risk of bipolar disorder captured with MRI scans

Evidence of brain changes in those at risk of bipolar disorder captured with MRI scans

A study that showed changes in the brain in those at risk of developing bipolar disorder raises new hopes about early intervention.
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The hidden issue of anorexia in pregnancy

The hidden issue of anorexia in pregnancy

Pregnant women with anorexia are at greater risk of having a stillbirth, underweight baby or pre-term birth, yet there are no clear guidelines for how doctors should manage the condition, according to a new study. Researchers have developed recommendations and principles for multidisciplinary management of anorexia nervosa in pregnancy. These recommendations include a focus on the specialist mental health, obstetric, medical, and nutritional care required to ensure optimal outcomes for women and their infants.
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Exercise holds even more heart health benefits for people with stress-related conditions

Exercise holds even more heart health benefits for people with stress-related conditions

Regular physical activity had nearly doubled the cardiovascular benefit in individuals with depression or anxiety, compared with individuals without these diagnoses, according to a new study.
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One in four children who have suffered a minor head injury is liable to suffer from chronic post-concussion syndrome, study finds

One in four children who have suffered a minor head injury is liable to suffer from chronic post-concussion syndrome, study finds

A new study found that one in four children (25.3 percent) who have been discharged from the emergency room after a mild head injury are misdiagnosed and continue to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome for many years.
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Maternal socialization, not biology, shapes child brain activity

Maternal socialization, not biology, shapes child brain activity

Children of mothers with clinical depression are at three times greater risk to develop depression themselves than are their low-risk peers. Researchers are working to understand the neural underpinnings of the risk, and some studies have shown altered brain processing of reward in at-risk children as young as 6. An outstanding question remains as to whether children with a maternal history of depression have a biological predisposition to blunted neural reward responding or whether it depends more on social factors. Now, new work finds those dampened responses depended on maternal feedback, suggesting the latter.
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COVID-19 has left GPs struggling around the world, new study shows

COVID-19 has left GPs struggling around the world, new study shows

The pandemic left many GPs around the world feeling depressed, anxious and in some cases burned out, a review of global studies has revealed.
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Exploring the therapeutic uses of ketamine

Exploring the therapeutic uses of ketamine

First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party drug. Now, ketamine is getting a closer look.
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'Switching off' specific brain cells protects against stress

'Switching off' specific brain cells protects against stress

Researchers have discovered a small group of brain cells in the claustrum that controls stress-induced anxiety behaviors. Manipulating the activity of these cells also altered anxiety-related behaviors, which suggested that these claustrum cells are key to the pathogenesis of stress-related mental disorders. Furthermore, this group of cells may be considered a new target for the treatment of stress-related conditions.
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