Mental Health Cures

*updated periodically **As of Apr 26th 2026 this Project (Blog) is Considered Nearly Complete (Fewer New Updates Will Be Added Henceforth)** © 2026 Matthew J. Pierce https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This blog may be used, added to, modified, and remixed for any reason as long as proper attribution is prominently displayed.

Originally published Aug 7, 2023 *Updated Occasionally I suggest you get a baseline test then retest occasionally after interventions (or retest just to touch-base with your evolving mental wellbeing). Often people cannot tell (or remember) how well they are doing. This tool provides that insight into your mental health that we so often lack. Hopefully you find it as useful as other clinicians and patients have// "A broken brain often lacks the ability to understand if it is malfunctioning or not." Hoffer Osmond Diagnostic Test (HOD test) -Takes 10 to 15 minutes (plus some time to look up results) -Helps you understand how mentally healthy you are See "HOD test" in "Tests for schizophrenia folder" google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3eX0nlkVBRReXFXN2VpT0stQW8?resourcekey=0-CEtehUe4GjpOQ6KoVCLTqw Or electronic version BELOW (much more convenient) -Partial results visible after submission (partial results also emailed to provided email a...

  *updated periodically throat swab https://peerj.com/articles/1140/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150825083616.htm   http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar-laid-bare/2017/01/gut-bacteria-may-affect-bipolar-disorder-schizophrenia/ (new) vision test http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/11November/Pages/Eye-test-for-schizophrenia.aspx eye test link+  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3eX0nlkVBRRSXFJSFB0aERLNTQ?resourcekey=0-lrye4bYXRCpivXwLHAq8Ww&usp=sharing fMRI blood flow in brain https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/20/ibms-ai-can-predict-schizophrenia-by-looking-at-the-brains-blo/ sentence structure http://www.nature.com/articles/npjschz201530 https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-online-secrets/201508/can-computer-detect-schizophrenia-better-therapist 16 question test that screens people for schizophrenia (if they are at high risk) https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/risk-of-schizophrenia-assessed-with-new-screening-tool/ brain chem https://www.forbes.com...

---------------- Less Interesting Info ----------------- music therapy good in hospital https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/881730#vp_2 childhood genetic marker http://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/schizophrenia-and-psychoses/gene-mutation-schizophrenia-risk-newborns-bipolar-depression/article/429386/   Antiphycotic with something that stimulates neurogenesis adjunct http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1074742713002712   Another adjunct that looks very promising http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/schizophrenia/adjunctive-topiramate-people-schizophrenia   New Antiphycotic https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160919141439.htm   Another adjunct treatment option if genetically tested http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/09/15/genes-influence-success-of-medication-for-schizophrenia-or-bipolar/109908.html   http://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/schizophrenia-and-psychoses/interaction-of-proline-and-comt-genotype-influences-negative-symptoms-in-schizophrenia-b...

*Updated occasionally Originally published Oct. 15, 2021 See drive for more data context and powerpoints: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3eX0nlkVBRReXFXN2VpT0stQW8?resourcekey=0-CEtehUe4GjpOQ6KoVCLTqw&usp=sharing Exercise The efficacy of exercise relative to psychotropic medication has also been investigated. Blumenthal and colleagues26 randomly assigned 156 moderately depressed men and women to an exercise, medication, or exercise and medication group. Those in the exercise group walked or jogged on a treadmill at 70% to 85% of heart rate reserve for 30 minutes 3 times per week for 16 weeks. Those in the medication group received sertraline, and a psychiatrist evaluated medication efficacy, assessed side effects, and adjusted dosages accordingly at 2, 6, 10, 14, and 16 weeks. Those in the combination group received both medication and exercise prescription according to the procedures described previously. Results showed that while medication worked more quickly to reduce...