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	<title>Kristie McNealy, MD &#187; Mental Health</title>
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		<title>On This Day . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past seven years, December has been an eventful month for us, and I don&#8217;t just mean the regular holiday type eventfulness.  So far, we&#8217;ve managed to have two unexpected December babies (one 4 weeks early and the other 9).  As a result, I&#8217;ve spent more of December in the hospital than I&#8217;d care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Preemie Mom after the NICU &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/being-a-preemie-mom-after-the-nicu-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about the emotional impact of prematurity, and I discussed the fact that being a preemie isn&#8217;t something you get to leave at the door of the NICU.  What I want to talk about today follows along those same lines, and while it will probably resonate with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Emotional Impact Prematurity &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/the-emotional-impact-prematurity-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day, almost 3 years ago, I walked out of the post partum unit of University Hospital with empty arms.  It was Christmas Eve, and I was going home to celebrate Christmas with my older daughter, but my mind and heart were still in the NICU where our youngest struggled on a ventilator.  While I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April is Autism Awareness Month!</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/april-is-autism-awareness-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to kick off Autism Awareness Month, I thought I&#8217;d spend a little time talking about autism, and its symptoms and diagnosis.
What is Autism?
According to the Autism Society of America, Autism is a complex neurological disorder that impacts a person&#8217;s ability to communicate and take part in normal social interactions.   Both children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Depression Warning Signs</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/childhood-depression-warning-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people probably realize that children as well as adults can suffer from depression.  What many don&#8217;t know, is that the most common signs and symptoms of depression are different in kids than they are in adults.  It&#8217;s critically important to recognize the symptoms of childhood depression because suicide is the third leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble in School Linked to Poor Working Memory</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/trouble-in-school-linked-to-poor-working-memory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/trouble-in-school-linked-to-poor-working-memory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often times, teachers attribute poor performance in school to low intelligence or lack of attentiveness, but new research from the UK indicates that as many as 10% of children suffer from poor working memory that seriously affects their school performance.  Researchers from Durham University, surveyed over three thousand children and used their results to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Post-Partum Depression In Moms of Boys</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/more-post-partum-depression-in-moms-of-boys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/more-post-partum-depression-in-moms-of-boys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I read a news article that I found fascinating.  Apparently, when women live in communities where there is no particular preference over giving birth to a male versus a female infant, those women who had boys had a much higher rate of post-partum depression (PPD) and a lower quality of life.
Researchers  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Together Reduces Teen Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/eating-together-reduces-teen-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/eating-together-reduces-teen-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bulimia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulimia is a dangerous eating disorder, which is defined by episodes of binge eating, followed by periods of purging behavior like vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting or excessive exercise.  Bulimia differs from anorexia in that most sufferers are normal weight, and some are even over weight.  Bulimics become stuck in a vicious cycle of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking Site Bebo Linked to Teen Copycat Suicides</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/social-networking-site-bebo-linked-to-teen-copycat-suicides/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/social-networking-site-bebo-linked-to-teen-copycat-suicides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past year, at least 6 teenagers and one 27-year-old have killed themselves in apparent copycat suicides in and around the small town of Bridgend, South Wales.  Most recently, 17-year-old Tasha Randall, a young girl with plans for the future and a large circle of friends, took her own life in her bedroom. [...]]]></description>
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