--- title: Mental Health Blog (5) description: Mental health blog for families, patients and health professionals in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area (5) --- # 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. ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-tara-winstead-8378729.jpg) [ADHD in Children](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/adhd-in-children) ### [Mental Health | Improving ADHD symptoms in children](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-improving-adhd-symptoms-in-children) Thu, May 25, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Pine Bark Extract May Improve Pediatric ADHD Symptoms With Fewer Adverse Effects In children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol, Horphag Research) significantly improved ADHD symptoms with fewer adverse effects than methylphenidate, according to results from a randomized trial published in the Journal of Functional Foods. 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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/mental-health-studies-anxiety-and-depression-in-adolescents) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-wallace-chuck-3109168.jpg) [dementia,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/dementia) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Social Isolation | Mental Health risk of Dementia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/social-isolation-mental-health-risk-of-dementia) Thu, May 04, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Social Isolation Linked With Higher Risk of Incident Dementia in US Older Adults Mental Health | Social isolation appears common in community-dwelling older adults in the United States and is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia over 9 years, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 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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/depression-mental-health-matters-walking-is-good) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/flowchart.png) [Alzheimers,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/alzheimers) [Alzheimer's studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/alzheimers-studies) ### [Key Gene factor for Alzheimer Disease | Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/key-gene-factor-for-alzheimer-disease-mental-health) Fri, Apr 14, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Key Gene in Alzheimer Disease Tied to Cholesterol Accumulation in the Brain   Mental Health | The APOE4 gene, considered the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD), alters the way cholesterol moves around the brain, which likely contributes to cognitive impairment associated with the disease. [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/key-gene-factor-for-alzheimer-disease-mental-health) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-maria-luiza-melo-14119086.jpg) [Mental Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) [stimulants](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/stimulants) ### [Stimulant users report driving under the influence | Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/stimulant-users-report-driving-under-the-influence-mental-health) Fri, Mar 24, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental health | Stimulant Users Report High Rates of Driving Under the Influence Mental Health matters | Almost half of US adults who have used methamphetamine within the past year and more than a one-fifth of past-year cocaine users have driven under the influence, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [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/stimulant-users-report-driving-under-the-influence-mental-health) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Medical-Bag.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [dementia,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/dementia) [Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) ### [Depression | risk of Dementia if left untreated](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-risk-of-dementia-if-left-untreated) Fri, Mar 17, 2023 @ 06:00 AM # Your Health | Depression associated w/ a 51% higher risk of Dementia   Mental Health | Proactive, timely treatment of late-in-life depression could help to lower risk of dementia in certain patients...   ... according to study findings published in *Biological 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/depression-risk-of-dementia-if-left-untreated) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Desktop.png) [ketamine,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/ketamine) [Mental Health Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-studies) ### [Mental Health | Ketamine reduces Suicidal Ideation in treatment resistant patients](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-ketamine-reduces-suicidal-ideation-in-treatment-resistant-patients) Fri, Feb 24, 2023 @ 12:15 PM Mental Health | Ketamine could be an effective treatment for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide risk in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. 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Depression is a heterogeneous disease that continues to be diagnosed by patient reported symptoms rather than any pathopsychological marker or neurobiological etiology.1 [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-discussion-is-depression-different-in-men-and-women) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-jess-bailey-designs-768474.jpeg) [ketamine,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/ketamine) [Mental Health Studies,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-studies) [ECT](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/ect) ### [Mental Health | ECT treatment more effective for MDD than Ketamine](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-ect-treatment-more-effective-for-mdd-than-ketamine) Fri, Feb 10, 2023 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental health matters | Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was found to be a more effective major depressive episode treatment than ketamine,...   ...though each treatment has its own set of unique adverse effects, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. 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