Daily ArchiveMarch 19, 2015

ByDr. Berney

IFL Science article on research with MDMA

Many people are unaware that a lot of the drugs that are abused today were first developed to treat medical and mental disorders. When abused, drugs like MDMA and Methamphetamine can be very dangerous. However, it is interesting to read about researchers looking back at the therapeutic effects of these substances. 

What do you think about this research? If they are effective, should we use them in treatment? Should drugs like MDMA be treated different than marijuana?

Check out the article here: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/trial-will-investigate-use-mdma-treatment-anxiety-seriously-ill-patients

ByDr. Berney

Article from Today.com about the importance of Breastfeeding

We have always known that breastfeeding is good for the developing child. However, the studied discussed in this article really demonstrated the importance of breastfeeding empirically! 

Check out the article here: http://t.today.com/health/more-evidence-breastfeeding-makes-babies-smarter-2D80552630

ByDr. Berney

02.1 Mental Health vs. Mental Illness (take 2):… fb.me/7vdVYA8qF

ByDr. Berney

02.1 Mental Health vs. Mental Illness (take 2)

Welcome to the second podcast of The Mental Breakdown. In this episode, Dr. Berney and Dr. Richard talk about the difference between mental health and mental illness. Unfortunately, there are many stigmas associated with mental illness. Drs. Berney and Richard present a new paradigm for considering mental health.

Note that this is a second posting, as the original podcast was not sent to iTunes.

This episode was produced by Andrew Rasmussen.