This Reading Room presents relevent information for our patients that are interested in additional information. Reseach continues on pharmaceuticals that promise to help many people. Also, much research is being completed in the areas of psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, nutrition and herbs, sleep and bright light therapy. Some of these articles are technical and most people will not relate easily to the language . But if you read the summaries or abstracts, there will be a lot to learn in these links. In the meantime I will search for articles with little or no technical language.

 

 

 

 

  • General Issues
  • Mindfulness
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Sleep Issues
  • Genetics

From NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health

Manual of Mental Health Medications. Describes the major mental health medications and what they do.

Mindfulness

Harvard University: Top health headlines of 2011
UCLA Mindfulness Research Center (meditation news). Read about the health affects of Mindfulness Meditation.
UCLA Mindfullness Podcasts and free down loads.
Mindfulness reseach article regarding depression, implications for bipolar disorder.

Mindfulness exercises by James Sillcox.
Mindfulness and pain control.
The Royal Academy of Psychiatry article on Mindfulness Meditation.
Chinese meditation IBMT prompts double positive punch in brain white matter.
Checkout this professional Journal featuring the affect of Mindfulne3ss Meditation on the brain.

Depression

Coffee is an antidepressant

This is good news for Dr. Wright!
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Turmeric

Is probably great for brain health and may be an anti-depressant too.

Mediterranean diet and depression

Stress Reduction and Issues

The Important of Sleep

De-stressing in stressful times

Sleep Issues

Insomnia treatment: Cognitive behavioral therapy vs. the sleeping pill

Nocturnal Perdition

People who suffer from nightmares are unusually open with others, prone to vivid fantasies and often have negative thoughts and daydreams. By Willow Lawson, published on July 01, 2003 - last reviewed on July 26, 2006

The Important of Sleep

Healthy Sleep

The Stanford Center

for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, options. Discusses options for treatment including some "natural" treatments.
Dr. Oz Summertime sleep solutions, fascinating ............

Treatment Options For Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The ASAA is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing injury, disability and death from sleep apnea and to enhancing the well-being of those affected by this common disease.

links to various articles on exercises for Sleep Apnea

Microsoft XPS

 

Adobe PDF

Throat and Tongue Exercises for the treatment of Sleap Apnea

These articles are helpful if you are perhaps having difficulty with the CPAP or would like additional suggestions. Click the short cut "video" in the article to find a short video for these techniques or use the YouTube link here. Several reports are presented in different formats (PDF and XPS) to increase accessibility of this article.

Genetics: Important new findings show that "Nature and Nurture", both old viewpoints are correct. You may be experiencing the results of events long ago experienced by another generation.The science of behavioral epigenetics is emerging as an essential topic for the twenty first century. There are many articles on epigenetics in the scientific literature begining about twenty years ago. Now the research is clarifying clinical issues and offering treatments. Below are a few articles that might be of interest on epigenetics. Some are technical articles and others are not so much. However, even the most technical of artical might shed some light on these issues for those not specifically or formally trained in science. Almost every aspect of our health has something to day with epigenetics, from topics such as Bipolar Disorder to the treatment of cancer. Don't forget to go to Dr. Ornish's website for an optimistic look into the future of medical treatments.

Epigenetics and Mental Health Issues
Can the effects of trauma harm your genetic expression and for succeeding generations?

Child abuse leaves epigenetic marks.
Epigenetics and diet may influence psychiatric issues over the generations.
Epigenetic risk factors in PTSD and depression
This is a very nicely done website that discusses these issues with life style therapies.