Easing Depression Without Drugs
Depression affects approximately 18.8 million adults in the U.S. and is the nation’s leading cause of disability. Yet mental health experts say the front-line treatment for serious cases, antidepressant drugs, works only about half the time and can have troubling side effects, such as weight gain, sexual dysfunction, and even suicidal behavior. […]

Distracting visuals clutter TV screen; viewers less likely to retain content
No matter which channel you turn to on television, you are likely to find some kind of visual element that seems to overpower the screen — making it difficult to focus on one thing.
In the past few years, television stations have begun to reformat their […]

Rule change may allow suicide barrier on span / ‘Total effectiveness’ requirement likely to be tossed today
Golden Gate Bridge District directors are expected to remove a building requirement today that many believe stands in the way of plans for a suicide barrier on the span.
The district’s building and operating committee approved criteria Thursday for the […]

Participants needed for generalized anxiety disorder study at UT Southwestern
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers in Dallas, Texas are looking for participants for a nationwide study of an investigational medication for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a type of mental illness characterized by excessive and persistent worry about everyday events and activities.
More than 4 million Americans suffer […]

Women more financially vulnerable post break-up
After the dissolution of cohabiting unions, men’s economic standing is only moderately affected whereas women experience a significant decrease in their economic standing–a substantial portion end up in poverty. This income loss is particularly pronounced for African American and Hispanic women with nearly half living below the poverty threshold at […]

Emails ‘pose threat to IQ’
The distractions of constant emails, text and phone messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration than taking cannabis, according to a survey of befuddled volunteers.
Doziness, lethargy and an increasing inability to focus reached “startling” levels in the trials by 1,100 people, who also demonstrated that emails in particular have […]

Side Effects of Antipsychotics Are Known, But Rarely Monitored
Psychiatrists are doing a “modest” job of monitoring for weight gain, diabetes and other metabolic problems that may result from use of the newer antipsychotics for schizophrenia, researchers say.
Nearly all of the 258 members of the American Psychiatric Association in Georgia, Ohio and Iowa responding to a […]

Study: Radical Diets Can Lead to Obesity
Adolescent girls who are depressed or try radical dieting like vomiting are more likely to become obese than those who eat high-fat foods or sometimes gorge themselves, a four-year study suggests.
Researchers said harsh weight-control methods - including skipping meals and using laxatives - can promote weight gain more than […]

With the recent merger announcement of the New York Stock Exchange with Archipelago Exchange, pundits seem to agree that this merger signals the beginning of the end of the last human-mediated trading floor amongst large international exchanges. Predictions are that the NYSE will become fully automated and computerized, ending the famous trading floor scene of […]

Sizing Up That ‘Look of Love’
When a woman walks into a crowded room, what her eyes do in the first few seconds may determine how attractive she is to any man meeting her gaze.
If she turns her eyes deliberately toward a particular man, he immediately rates her as more likeable and physically attractive, new research […]

Women more collaborative in work teams
When it comes to leadership in the workplace, work teams made up mostly of women tend to share leadership roles more than teams dominated by men, says a University of Toronto organizational behaviour expert.
“Women tend to prefer egalitarian norms in work groups whereas men favour hierarchical structures,” says Jennifer Berdahl, […]

Amish Community Builds Mental Health Home
On the grounds of a private psychiatric center, a modest two-story house with light gray siding is being built by Amish carpenters.
Their labor is creating a service currently unavailable to members of this area’s Old Order Amish and conservative Mennonite communities who suffer from mental illness.
The house known as […]