Mental Health Care Cuts Could Create Care Crisis
Mental health care services around the country are being cut at a rapid pace thanks to the economic condition of the country. From California to…
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We’re All Crazy Now?
‘Normal’ is a word that may not apply to very many people, say mental health experts, when the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…
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Teen Depression Risk Increases with Excessive Internet Use
Teens that live on the Internet are more likely to be severely depressed, according to a recent study. Teens that spend five or more hours…
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Exercise May Reduce Risk of Dementia
Dementia is something at least five million people in the United States are already suffering from, and that number is likely to escalate quickly as…
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Nature Improves Stress and Mental Health
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old…
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Happily Married Women Have Better Stress Responses
Happily married women are better able to control their stress than women whose marriages are unhappy. UCLA researchers, led by Darby E. Saxbe, a graduate…
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Ecstasy Research to Enter Phase 2, Seeking FDA Approval
Ecstasy may no longer be just a drug for teenage rave parties. A new study – the first double blind study of its kind –…
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BP Criticized for Refusing Mental Health Support
BP has been the cause of incredible levels of stress and anxiety since the explosion of the DeepWater Horizon rig nearly 100 days ago, and…
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Antidepressants Like Paxil May Affect Personality
Antidepressants may do more than just treat depression; certain drugs may also directly impact personality traits. There are five main traits that are used to…
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Education Reduces Risk of Dementia
Dementia has a more difficult time taking hold in more educated brains, according to recent research from Britain and Finland. Even a single additional year…
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Relationships May Be Addictive for Some, Making Breakups More Difficult
Relationships are as addictive as drugs, says new research from Stony Brook University in Long Island, and that may be why some people with more…
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Breaking Up Is NOT Hard To Do
Relationship breakups are not nearly as painful as those who are madly in love think it will be. New research shows that those who believe…
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Mental Health Patients On Stage for Therapy
Shakespeare said that all the world’s a stage, and now the stage may play a key role in helping people overcome the symptoms of psychiatric…
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Late Life Depression Increases Risk of Dementia
Depression in older people may increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research from the Framingham Heart Study. Late-life depression has been discovered…
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Antidepressants Increase Risk of Miscarriage
Women who take antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft, are more likely to suffer from miscarriage according to a Canadian…
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Depression Diagnosed by a Blood Test?
Depression is a difficult disorder to have and to treat. Symptoms can vary from person to person, and often what is actually depression is misdiagnosed…
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder Needs Updated Criteria
If you do more than just get angry when something doesn’t go your way, you may be suffering from a mental health disorder called intermittent…
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Columbia University Brain Imaging Center Under Fire
Columbia University, considered one of the leading research centers for positron emission tomography (PET) used in psychiatric research, has been forced to shut down its…
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Talk Therapy As Effective As Antidepressants?
Antidepressants usage is on the rise, with more than half the U.S. population taking some form of antidepressant to treat either depression or anxiety. The…
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Bipolar Disorder is Often Misdiagnosed as Depression
Bipolar disorder is often mistakenly diagnosed as depression, and the error occurs in nearly half of all sufferers. There are specific behaviors associated with bipolar…
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Living Together Before Marriage May Lead to Divorce
Trying before you buy is a capitalist concept that has taken hold in this country with fervor, but unfortunately, when it comes to relationships it…
