Strattera – 130 reports of suicidality in one month

What can one say to such a report except, wow. I think we lose something in …

Results from a new study published in Psychological Medecine suggest support for the hypothesis that growing up in an urban environment creates …

If you haven’t heard of it, chances are your child has: the choking game. This dangerous activity involves blocking blood flow to the brain until …

Introverts of the World, Unite!

If you, like me, missed this piece published in 2003 originally about introverts, it’s worth a read. I’m actually linking …

A study of 68 randomly selected weblogs produced by teenagers aged 13 to 17 finds that teen bloggers often willingly reveal their actual names, age …

Adults often express fear that young people spend too much time online and, as a result, are losing a sense of the importance of social …

Technology helps disabled kids find their voice

For all the naysayers of technology and computers, here’s another example of how computers can enrich children’s lives, …

Men in their 50s have more satisfying sex lives than men in their 30s

This isn’t really a surprising finding, because if you think about …

Shrinkette is asking for some responses to whether ADHD is over-diagnosed and medications over-prescribed for it. Spurred on, no doubt, by stories such …

Sleep on it, decision-makers told

When it comes to making tough decisions – don’t sweat it, sleep on it – or so a team of …

The New England Journal of Medicine reports that SSRI antidepressants are linked to an increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), which can be …

Two interesting developments in the research and treatment of schizophrenia this week: another genetically engineered mouse model of schizophrenia, described in …