Another new early psychosis intervention program in Canada is launching a major educational campaign, aimed at helping young people - “Psychosis sucks!” is the slogan -understand what schizphrenia is. They have some good information on what do to if you or someone you know has symptoms of psychosis, on treatment and recovery, and on why […]

New bulimia web site launched - bulimiaguide.org.

Forbes magazine published a list of the hottest patented drugs in America, 2005, topped by:

Vytorin

Cymbalta

Avastin

Mobic

Omnicef

Humira

Herceptin

Lidoderm

Abilify

Aranesp

Number one, Vytorin, is an anticholesterol drug. But coming in second is the antidepressant Cymbalta. Cymbalta (duloxetine) was only approved in 2004 but it’s surged ahead with a 627% increase in sales, earning $667 million for Eli Lilly.
It’s a […]

The Drug Bank is a new online database that provides extremely detailed, comprehensive information about prescription drugs. A project of the University of Alberta, the Drug Bank combines information ranging from chemical composition to molecular mechanisms to a variety of monographs for each drug.
If you’re looking for something slightly less technical but still detailed, […]

Web 2.0: Consistency, Relevancy and Reliability
With all of the hype surrounding Web 2.0 in 2005, now seems like a good idea to examine its implications for health and mental health online. Do Web 2.0 services, such as Flickr and Del.icio.us, bring a new paradigm to understand and leverage for online health? Or are they valuable […]

Abraham Lincoln’s depression has been a topic of interest for quite a while, but did you know that 50% of all US Presidents suffered from mental illness, 50% of those while in office? Read more about the accomplishments and struggles of these role models.

The onset of schizophrenia is usually during adolescence, between about 15-25 years of age, but many people don’t know enough about it to be able to recognize symptoms and seek diagnosis and treatment.
In order to help more people get early diagnosis and treatment, and find out more about the early symptoms of the […]

Lovers know only too well that men usually need a “recovery period” after orgasm, and that sexual intercourse with orgasm is more satisfying than an orgasm from masturbation alone. Now scientists think the two phenomena might be linked. After orgasm from sexual intercourse, the increase in blood prolactin (a hormone released after orgasm) levels is […]

Bipolar World, an excellent resource covering just about every aspect of the illness, offers some sage advice for family members of a person who refuses treatment. At times an individual may not believe him/herself to be ill - one of the hallmarks of psychosis and mania.
The article is relevant to anyone with a family […]

Depression, anxious personality tied to allergies
My theory about what’s going on here? Stress. People who are depressed or anxious tend to experience more stress than people who are not depressed or anxious. They have none of the buffering effects of resilience because they are more emotionally exposed due to their depression or anxiety.
But hey, […]

MindHacks has an interesting review of a recent eating disorder study that purports to show that people with eating disorders tend to have a realistic view of their body image (not a negative, distorted view, as most professionals believe), while people without eating disorders tend to have an overly optimistic view of their own attractiveness.
An […]

The Healthy Brain Project was the result of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) joining efforts to launch the Cognitive and Emotional Health Project: The Healthy Brain to promote cognitive and emotional health in older adults.
The overall goal […]