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Fewer Teen Suicides After Legalizing Same Sex Marriage
By Anne Collins | Feb 21, 2017 08:50 AM ESTThe study only included suicide attempts, not deaths. The new work makes an important contribution to identifying how laws limiting gay rights may affect psychological and physical health.
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Face Transplant Exceeds Guy's Expectations Ten Years After Tragedy
By Anne Collins | Feb 18, 2017 10:30 AM ESTAndy Sandness' world shrunk afer the failed suicide, he had to avoid eye contact with children so he wouldn't scare them. He had no social life and sometimes lied when folks asked what had happened. But his new face has given him a new life.
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Are you “almost depressed”? A New Book Series Aimed At Helping Those Who Are
By Michelle Gil | Nov 04, 2013 07:00 PM ESTPsychologists believe there is a difference between being depressed and being “almost depressed” and having anxiety or being “almost anxious.”
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Weightlifting and Aerobics Can Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk
By Drishya Nair | Aug 07, 2012 07:09 AM EDTA research claims that lifting weights could significantly cut down the risk of type 2 diabetes, and the results are even better if weight lifting is accompanied by aerobics.
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Fantasy Computer Game Heals Adolescents' Depression
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 21, 2012 12:24 AM EDTSpecialized fantasy computer therapy is just as effective as face-to-face counseling with a clinician for adolescents with depression, according to a new study.
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Common Mental Illnesses, Less Likely to Receive Supportive Response
By Staff Reporter | Apr 16, 2012 02:31 AM EDTAs definitions of mental illnesses become broader, those with depression and other common mental illnesses are less likely to receive a supportive response from friends and family members as are people who show other severe mental disorders.
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Customized, Web-based Decision Guide Reduces Uncertainty over Breast Cancer Prevention
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 15, 2012 12:57 AM EDTA customized web-based decision guide about prevention options can help women at high risk of breast cancer to make a choice about prevention and to feel comfortable with their choice.
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Exercise Reduces Depression and Fatigue during Breast Cancer Treatment
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 14, 2012 12:24 AM EDTExercise during breast cancer treatment might reduce patients' depression and fatigue, according to a new study.
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Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2012 12:07 AM EDTMontreal, April 10, 2012 - Did I remember to lock the back door? Did I turn off the stove? Were the lights still on when I left the house this morning? Such minor doubts are part our daily mental chatter. But for the over 650,000 Canadians who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD),
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Active Older Adults Less Likely to Experience Psychological Distress
By Mark Smith | Apr 08, 2012 11:40 PM EDTIn a study examining the relationship between physical activity and physical function, researchers from Australia discovered that older adults who experienced any level of psychological distress were more than four times more likely to experience functional limitation than those who did not. This study is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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Recovery from Anesthesia May Be Sped by Use of Common Stimulant
By Staff Reporter | Apr 08, 2012 11:35 PM EDTMethylphenidate may help induce recovery from several anesthetic drugs, improve patient safety.
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Activity in Brain Networks Related to Features of Depression
By Staff Reporter | Apr 05, 2012 01:55 PM EDTDepressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared to healthy individuals, report scientists of a new study in Biological Psychiatry.
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Stimulating the Brain to Improve Speech, Memory, Numerical Abilities
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 02:17 PM EDTOne of the most frustrating challenges for some stroke patients can be the inability to find and speak words even if they know what they want to say. Speech therapy is laborious and can take months. New research is seeking to cut that time significantly, with the help of non-invasive brain stimulation.
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Jobless in Midlife? Old Brains Can Learn New Tricks
By Mark Miller | Apr 02, 2012 01:49 PM EDTThe Great Recession has left millions of midlife Americans up a creek without a paddle. Having lost jobs at the peak of their careers, they must find new work for the second half of their lives. Many will likely need to reinvent their careers -- and may consider themselves too old to embark on something new.
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Interrogational Torture: Effective or Purely Sadistic?
By Staff Reporter | Apr 02, 2012 01:56 AM EDTWhile government officials have argued that "enhanced interrogation techniques" are necessary to protect American citizens, the effectiveness of such techniques has been debated.
