Chronic insomnia affects 12% of the population; even higher prevalence in children and adolescents and many of them do not “grow out of it.” A precipitating event occurs that keeps us up such as pain, stress or a new bed partner causing the initial bout of insomnia. You keep lookin Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/do-you-lie-awake-at-night-wishing-you-were-asleep-worrying-about-your-next-day-do-you-lie-awakdo-you-lie-awake-at-night-wishing-you-were-asleep-worrying-about-your-next-day/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/diagnosing-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/diagnosing-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:59:30 +0000 Holly LaSalle-Ricci, Ph.D. http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=820

Is ADHD over-diagnosed in children? ADHD is often misdiagnosed because many clinicians provide the ADHD “label” following a five-minute interview or administering a ten-item questionnaire. Not surprisingly, these superficial assessments result in misdiagnoses.

ADHD Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/diagnosing-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/is-your-child-%e2%80%9cgifted%e2%80%9d-or-does-heshe-suffer-from-attention-deficit-disorder-add/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/is-your-child-%e2%80%9cgifted%e2%80%9d-or-does-heshe-suffer-from-attention-deficit-disorder-add/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:57:44 +0000 Kristie DeBlasio Feehely, Ph.D http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=817 Continue reading →]]>

If your child seems bright, it is important to have a qualified psychologist evaluate him or her for giftedness BEFORE you accept a diagnosis of ADD and medication.
When it comes to “Gifted” children, many parents, professional educators, and even some clinicians have an inac Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/is-your-child-%e2%80%9cgifted%e2%80%9d-or-does-heshe-suffer-from-attention-deficit-disorder-add/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/depression-the-transition-to-menopause/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/depression-the-transition-to-menopause/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:56:03 +0000 Laura DeLuca, MD http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=814 Continue reading →]]>

Two studies demonstrate that women with no previous history of depression are at increased risk for depression during the transition into menopause.

Periods of hormonal transition are particularly vulnerable periods for psychiatric illness. Puberty, PMS (or premenstrual dysphor Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/depression-the-transition-to-menopause/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/adult-children-of-divorce/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/adult-children-of-divorce/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:53:12 +0000 Laura DeLuca, MD http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=812 Continue reading →]]>

As adult children we should be able to handle our parents divorce…
Right?

As the divorce rate increases amongst the baby-boomer generation, more adults are being faced with parental divorce. Where as everyone worries about young children going through a divorce, there a Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/adult-children-of-divorce/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/depression-pregnancy/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/depression-pregnancy/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:52:04 +0000 Laura DeLuca, MD http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=809 Continue reading →]]>

Are you a woman of childbearing age who is being treated with psychiatric medications?

Were you planning on stopping your medications during your pregnancy?

Although pregnancy hormones were once thought to protect women from mental illness, large studies have shown that t Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/depression-pregnancy/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/intermittent-explosive-disorder/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/intermittent-explosive-disorder/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:05:02 +0000 Aron Tendler, MD C.BSM http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=806 Continue reading →]]>

Do you have times when you get so angry that you impulsively become verbally or physically aggressive towards people, animals or property? Does your response seem out of proportion to the precipitating circumstances? If you answered yes, you may suffer from a common (7-13% of the Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/intermittent-explosive-disorder/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/are-you-a-hoarder/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/are-you-a-hoarder/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:15:20 +0000 Holly LaSalle-Ricci, Ph.D. http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=702 Continue reading →]]>

We have recently developed an innovative method for treating a common symptom of several disorders, the compulsive hoarding of objects.

Hoarding is defined as the acquisition of, and inability to discard, items that most people feel have little or no value. Compulsive shopping i Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/are-you-a-hoarder/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/my-child-does-not-want-to-go-to-therapy/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/my-child-does-not-want-to-go-to-therapy/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:08:30 +0000 Aron Tendler, MD C.BSM http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=699 Continue reading →]]>

A typical question we encounter is “how far should we go to get our son to therapy?” 
I try to say all the right things to his complaints such as “I know I don’t need it” and “It’s not helping” and “I’m fine nowR Continue reading →]]> http://advancedmentalhealth.com/my-child-does-not-want-to-go-to-therapy/feed/ 0 http://advancedmentalhealth.com/welcome-to-the-new-website/ http://advancedmentalhealth.com/welcome-to-the-new-website/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:01:07 +0000 admin http://advancedmentalhealth.com/?p=696

We have worked hard to develop a new website which will be a resource for mental health conditions, and provide access to individuals in need of professional help from these conditions.