Mental Health Archives | Dr. Walt Larimore

October 6, 2024

How to change your preferences in my blog notices

There’s been some confusion among some of you who receive my blogs. There are actually TWO blogs: (1) one is my HEALTH/FAMILY blog, and (2) the […]

October 2, 2024

1) What are the key factors influencing my overall health?

I enjoy penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. Here is the link to the most recent issue, July 2024. My column, “Understanding […]

September 25, 2024

Introduction: Six Questions to Review with Your Family Physician

I enjoy penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. Here is the link to the most recent issue, July 2024. My column, “Understanding […]

September 1, 2024

Monthly Family Update — September 2024

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Oh my goodness, my daily Bible Reading/Devotion just reached 8000 subscribers My Dad and St. Paul “Ask Dr. […]

August 21, 2024

“Ask Dr. Walt” in Today’s Christian Living “Heart-Healthy Humor” (Part 3)

I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the July 2024 issue I addressed a couple of articles on […]

August 14, 2024

“Ask Dr. Walt” in Today’s Christian Living “Laughter is the Best Prescription” (Part 2)

I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the July 2024 issue I addressed a couple of articles on […]

August 7, 2024

“Ask Dr. Walt” in Today’s Christian Living “Laughter is the Best Medicine” (Part 1)

I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the July 2024 issue I addressed a couple of articles on […]

August 1, 2024

Monthly Family Update — August 2024

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: As I reflect on 50 years of membership in and service to the Christian Medical and Dental Associations […]

July 31, 2024

I was shocked and horrified by a $55,000 medical bill for 12 hours in an ER

After over four and a half decades as a physician and after two and a half decades on the RBRVS Commission (The resource-based relative value scale […]

July 17, 2024

My reflections: “Faith in Practice: A Journey in Family Medicine and Faith”

I was recently interviewed by one of their staff, Arne Tielbürger, for an episode of the Lausanne podcast, “God on the Move.” Arne titled our interview, […]

October 6, 2008

Mental health parity bill becomes law

The New York Times reports, “More than one-third of all Americans will soon receive better insurance coverage for mental-health treatments because of a new law that, […]

December 3, 2008

Researcher to APA: You Can’t Keep Ignoring Studies Showing Abortion Hurts Women

The leading researcher responsible for a new study showing abortion has serious mental health complications for women says the American Psychological Association needs to reverse its […]

December 5, 2008

Johns Hopkins Review of Abortion, Depression Link Ignores Three New Studies

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have looked at more than a dozen studies on abortion and mental health issues and they claim there is no link. […]

December 5, 2008

Researchers Dismissing Abortion-Depression Link Funded by Planned Parenthood

The results of a new study from a Johns Hopkins University research team claiming that there is no link between abortions and mental health problems for […]

December 5, 2008

HEADLINE: “Abortion not seen linked with depression.” Don’t believe it for a second.

Reuters is reporting today that “No high-quality study done to date can document that having an abortion causes psychological distress, or a “post-abortion syndrome,” and “efforts […]

November 11, 2009

New Study Shows 85% of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues

LifeNews.com is reporting on a new study from researchers at a university in New Zealand which found that 85 percent of women who had abortions report […]

February 10, 2010

Fish oil may stave off psychiatric illness

The AP reports that “fish oil pills may be able to save some young people with signs of mental illness from descending into schizophrenia,” according to […]

October 22, 2010

Study: Mental Health Deteriorates With Increased Television

In many previous blogs I’ve reminded you of the dangers of television exposure to your children and teens. Now, here’s a warning for us adults: a […]

November 15, 2010

Study Shows Risks for Kids Who Watch TV or Use Computers More Than 2 Hours a Day

New research is documenting some of the risks I’ve told you about in previous blogs for kids who utilize screen time (TV, computers, video games) more […]

November 15, 2010

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 1 – Introduction

Here’s the first of an eight-part devotional for men. It’s based upon a chapter on physical health that I wrote for Coach Joe Gibbs’ best-selling book, […]

November 17, 2010

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 2 – The Four Wheels of Health

Here’s the second of an eight-part devotional for men based upon my chapter on health in Coach Joe Gibbs best-selling book, Gameplan for Life. The devotional was […]

November 22, 2010

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 4 – The Emotional Wheel of Health

Here’s the fourth of an eight-part devotional for men based upon my chapter on health in Coach Joe Gibbs best-selling book, Gameplan for Life. The devotional […]