Articles labeled: mental health

This story seems a bit obvious to us — common sense would dictate bullying would have some sort of psychological affect, just as parental verbal abuse does. But a new study is interesting in that it used identical twins to prove it:

A new study provides strong evidence that being bullied can cause children to develop depression and anxiety.

Among identical twin pairs in which one experienced bullying between the ages of 7 and 9 and the other did not, the bullied twin was significantly more likely to have symptoms of internalizing problems at age 10, Dr. Louise Arsenault of King’s College, London, and her colleagues found.

Internalizing problems are psychological problems in which negativity is directed inward toward the self, such as depression, as opposed to outwardly, such as conduct disorder.

For the second time in a month, the police were called to the home of Britney Spears, who once again was taken away in an ambulance. This time, she is currently at the UCLA Medical Center on a “mental health evaluation hold”. Let’s hope whatever they do sticks this time, girl needs some serious help!

More than a dozen motorcycle officers and a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance swept through the front gates of Spears hilltop Studio City residence shortly before 1 a.m., as a police helicopter hovered overheard. At 1:08 a.m., officers inside the home radioed to commanders that “the package is on the way out.”

Spears was rushed from a side entrance of her home into an ambulance. As she was driven down Coldwater Canyon Boulevard, her vehicle was escorted by more than a dozen motorcycle officers, two cruisers and two police helicopters. Her final destination was the UCLA Medical Center, authorities said.