Dr. Mary Ann Block
Antidepressant Use Increases
JAMA 11 23/30, 2011 The CDC announced that antidepressant use has increased 400% in ten years. Sixty percent of those taking antidepressants had taken them at least two years. Women between the ages of 40 and 59 were the largest group with 23% taking antidepressants. This news indicates huge profits for the drug manufacturers but…
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Bipolar Disorder: Best Treatment Still Uncertain
According to an article in Family Practice News 10/15/2011, “When treating Bipolar depression ‘we are in the land of uncertain where physicians must improvise and do their best with what’s available’.” The article goes on to say, “The published evidence base for treating bipolar depression should not be viewed as synonymous with the best practice.”…
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The Block Center Clarity Chair In The News
Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 By Jan Jarvis Photos” Star-Telegram/Joyce Marshall Integrated Therapies Helps Some Autistic Kids… For Most of his life, 16-year-old Paul Bauer has spoken only gibberish and an occasional repetitive phrase. Connie Bauer sensed that her son wanted to say more, but she didn’t know how to help him find the words locked…
Read MoreADHD-What Parents Can Do
Parents Can Take Control As a parent you have choices. If your child’s teacher is implying that she thinks your child has ADHD and suggests you take her to a doctor for testing, know that you have options. The teacher is not a doctor. ADHD is considered a psychiatric disorder that falls into the realm…
Read MoreNew Program Helps Sixteen-Year-Old Autistic Boy Talk
Connie Bauer has been trying many different therapies to help her 16-year-old son, Paul, since he was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. Her child still could not communicate or function properly in the world until he completed a 10-hour accelerated sensory integration program at The Block Center in Hurst, Texas. Before that he only seemed to…
Read MoreDiet Suggestions for ADHD Symptoms
Your child’s diet is not only important to his or her general health but it is also important to how your child learns and acts. What your child eats and how often can have a profound negative effect on the body provoking symptoms that are misdiagnosed as ADHD. I have seen market improvement in children…
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