Tag: children
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Over-Prescribed or Under-Diagnosed?
Psychotropic Medications for Children Psychotropic medications, which can alter mood, perception, cognition, and behavior, have become a commonplace treatment for psychiatric disorders, eclipsing even the use of psychotherapy as a preferred treatment.[1] Children ages 0-18 also receive psychotropic meds to treat a variety of disorders including ADHD/ADD, anxiety, depression, psychosis and other disorders. Applying psychopharmacology…
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Does Selfishness Pay? Income, Fertility, and Prosociality
Prosocial attitudes may lead to prosocial behavior, including altruism, forging positive relationships with others, even preserving the environment for future generations. Are prosocial people more likely to have business success and higher incomes? One could propose that “by maximizing their own outcomes, selfish individuals should be better off in the long run than prosocials who…
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Elevating Child and Adolescent Mental Well-Being Through Movement
Connections between exercise and healthy psychological functioning are abundant in research on adults and the elderly. As a lifestyle choice, people who choose to exercise can’t go wrong! There is accumulating evidence that exercise can be equally beneficial for adolescents with mental disorders such as depression. What about the role of exercise in promoting overall…