Mental Health
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.
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Suicide risk and prevention
Mental Health Services in Battle Creek MI | Behavioral Health Care
Little evidence on how psilocybin therapy interacts with existing psychiatric treatments, review finds
March 18, 2022
As Oregon embarks on a voter-approved initiative to permit psychoactive mushrooms in clinical use, a new systematic evidence review reveals a lack of scientific research describing the interactions between widely used psychiatric medications and psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA.
Marijuana for medical use may result in rapid onset of cannabis use disorder
March 18, 2022
A new study shows that using cannabis products to treat pain, anxiety and depression failed to improve these symptoms while doubling the risk of developing the addictive symptoms of cannabis use disorder. People seeking cannabis to treat symptoms of anxiety and depression were at greatest risk of CUD. Contrary to evidence-based medicine, people with medical marijuana cards choose their own products and dosing, suggesting the need for better controls over dispensing, use, and professional follow-up of these patients.
Lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia
March 17, 2022
Researchers have identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK.
Do ‘behavioral psychedelics’ help patients make lasting, positive change?
March 16, 2022
Psychedelics may find new, legitimate roles in treatment for anxiety, depression, stress disorders, addiction, and other mental and behavioral health problems. But ensuring they do requires developing rigorous, standardized methods to study and apply the results, according to a new report.
AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth
March 16, 2022
Researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder.
A third of new moms during early COVID had postpartum depression
March 14, 2022
One in three new mothers during early COVID-19 screened positive for postpartum depression -- nearly triple pre-pandemic levels -- and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms, say researchers.
Air pollution linked to depressive symptoms in adolescents
March 14, 2022
Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in depressive symptoms for adolescents over time, even in neighborhoods that meet air quality standards, according to new research.
Prenatal mindfulness program improves stress response in infants
March 10, 2022
Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new study found.
Frequent external childcare can affect children's behavior, survey suggests
March 9, 2022
A survey of around 1,300 Zurich school children, their parents and teachers suggests that the more time children spend in external daycare, the more likely they are to exhibit problematic behavior. However, this behavior generally disappears at the end of primary school.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy benefits people with depression through promoting self-kindness
March 9, 2022
New research shows that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help promote self-kindness in people with a history of depression, thereby putting their bodies in a state of safety and relaxation.