--- title: Mental Health Blog (4) description: Mental health blog for families, patients and health professionals in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area (4) --- # Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog Select Category addiction ADHD ADHD in Children ADHD in Teenagers ADHD Minnesota Adolescent Mental Health Adults advanced practice nurses Aggression Aging air quality alcohol in kids Alcohol use Alzheimers Alzheimer's studies anxiety Anxiety Help APRN Minnesota APRN support ASD austim Autism Behavioral Problems benzodiazepine Bi Polar in children Binge Drinking biofeedback bipolar borderline personality disorder Brain Injury Bullying Caffeine Caffeine poisoning Cannabis Use cardiovascular events CBD Celiac Disease Children Mental Health clinical studies CNS Mental Health Coffee Cognitive Disorder corona virus Covid-19 and our Health dementia Depression Depression in College Depression in Men Depression in Women Depression studies help diabetes Diet Diet and Mental Health Drug Addiction Drug Overdose e-cigs Eating Disorders eating healthy ECT electronic devices evidence based improvement Excercise Exercise for Mental Health exercising mental health Expansion Medicaid Family Fasting fatigue and Covid FDA recall Fear and Phobias fibromyalgia Fish Oils fitness food and mental health Friday point of view Gender Identity Guns and Mental Health Gut Health hallucinations Headaches hearing heart attacks High School and Depression hospitalizations Hypertension IBS Insomnia internet gaming addiction ketamine kratom loneliness love and Mental Health Low Vitamin D Marijuana Use maternal health Medication discontinuation help Meditation Menopause Mental Health Mental health access Mental Health and eating Mental Health coverage Mental health help mental health in pregnancey Mental Health in Pregnancy Mental Health Risk Mental Health Studies Mental health Teenagers Mentally ill Metabolism methamphetamine use Migraines Minnesota APRN mood disorder Music Nightmares Nurse Practitioners Nutrition Obesity OCD Omega 3 Opioid Recommendations opioid use opposition to bill H.F.2803 pandemic Physican Assistants post partum depression Postpartum Depression pregnancy pregnancy and depression Prescription help psilocybin PTSD SAD help Schizophrenia scope of practice Seasonal Affective Disorder self care Senate 511 bill Serotonin S.F. 511 SF511 HF435 Sleep sleep apnea sleep help smartphone Smoking social isolation social media social support SSRI use Stigma and Mental health stimulants stress Stress Help Stroke Substance Abuse Disorder Sugary Drinks Suicide Supplements synthetic drugs Taurine TBI and Sleep TD Teenagers The Sheridan Story TMS Type 1 Diabetes vaping Violence vitamin D warfarin use withdrawl Women Depression Help Womens Mental Health youth depression This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![Mental Health and stress](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-engin-akyurt-3356489.jpg) [dementia,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/dementia) [stress](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/stress) ### [Mental Health | Psychological Distress may lead to > risk of dementia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-psychological-distress-may-lead-to-risk-of-dementia) Tue, Sep 05, 2023 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Psychological distress symptoms were associated with a 17% to 24% higher etiological risk of dementia... ...according to a cohort study recently published in JAMA Neurology. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-psychological-distress-may-lead-to-risk-of-dementia) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Desktop.png) [Mental health Teenagers,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-teenagers) [vaping](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/vaping) ### [Nicotine Vaping among leading forms of substance use for Teens](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/nicotine-vaping-among-leading-forms-of-substance-use-for-teens) Wed, Aug 23, 2023 @ 06:00 AM ## Nicotine vaping has become a top type of substance use for teenagers in 2022, ...according to a national study released this month by researchers at the University of Michigan. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/nicotine-vaping-among-leading-forms-of-substance-use-for-teens) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-tara-winstead-8378728.jpg) [ADHD Minnesota,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/adhd-minnesota) [Mental Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) [Mental Health Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-studies) ### [Adults with ADHD may benefit from Saffron](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/adults-with-adhd-may-benefit-from-saffron) Fri, Aug 11, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Saffron may enhance methylphenidate efficacy in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to study findings published in Advances in Integrative Medicine. 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[MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/yr-health-depression-associated-with-a-51-higher-risk-of-dementia) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-pixabay-414579.jpg) [CNS Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/cns-mental-health) ### [Genome-wide analysis finds 4 genes linked w/ suicidal thoughts, behaviors](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/genome-wide-analysis-finds-4-genes-linked-w/-suicidal-thoughts-behaviors) Wed, Jul 12, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Four genes showed strong associations with increased risk of **suicidal **thoughts and behaviors in US military veterans regardless of ancestral background: ESR1, DRD2, TRAF3, and DCC. Researchers published the findings online ahead of print in *JAMA Psychiatry. * [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/genome-wide-analysis-finds-4-genes-linked-w/-suicidal-thoughts-behaviors) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-engin-akyurt-3209136-1.jpg) [Exercise for Mental Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/exercise-for-mental-health) [bipolar](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/bipolar) ### [Evening exercise may ease Depressive symptoms in young adults w/ BSD](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/evening-exercise-may-ease-depressive-symptoms-in-young-adults-w/-bsd) Mon, Jul 10, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Bipolar spectrum disorder   Increased levels of exercise in the evening were found to improve depressive symptoms in young adults with bipolar spectrum disorders (BSD), according to a study published in *Depression & Anxiety. * [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/evening-exercise-may-ease-depressive-symptoms-in-young-adults-w/-bsd) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Snip20150105_1.png) [sleep help](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/sleep-help) ### [Sleep and Mental Health in young adults / teens](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/sleep-and-mental-health-in-young-adults-/-teens) Tue, Jun 20, 2023 @ 09:49 AM Mental Health | Benzodiazepines Used to Treat Sleep Disorders Associated With Heightened Overdose Risk for Teens Teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines to treat anxiety and insomnia may be at a higher risk for overdose, according to new research from Rutgers University. Findings were published in JAMA Network Open. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/sleep-and-mental-health-in-young-adults-/-teens) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/2014/Snip20140718_1.png) [Marijuana Use](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/marijuana-use) ### [Mental Health | Higher rates of Emphysema in Marijuana Smokers](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-higher-rates-of-emphysema-in-marijuana-smokers) Fri, Jun 09, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Marijuana smokers were found to have higher rates of emphysema and airway diseases compared to cigarette smokers in a study conducted by researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-higher-rates-of-emphysema-in-marijuana-smokers) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Warning-Triangle.png) [Mental health help,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-help) [clinical studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/clinical-studies) ### [Mental Health | Psychiatric disorders lined to emotional maltreatment](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-psychiatric-disorders-lined-to-emotional-maltreatment) Thu, Jun 01, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Emotional maltreatment may have stronger effects on the psyche of children and adolescents than physical abuse and neglect, suggest study results published online ahead of print in Child Maltreatment. 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