BusinessWeek had a wonderful cover article last week about the myth of evidence-based medicine, as Dr. David Eddy has spent a career in illustrating …

This recently came across my desk via the medical web list, and I thought it might be interesting to those who track the intersection of …

Psychiatric drugs fare favorably when companies pay for studies

You may have missed this last week, as I did, that yet another study confirms the …

Teens’ Heavy Cellphone Use Could Signal Unhappiness, Study Finds

The Los Angeles Times reports on a bogus study:

A survey of 575 South Korean high school …

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Botox Appears to Ease Depression Symptoms

This is fascinating finding, because, as the article suggests, perhaps it is the physical act of smiling (or being …

The first generic version of Lexapro, one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, with more than $2 billion in sales last year, received federal approval …

Federal advisers back cervical cancer vaccine

Cancer is a debilitating physical illness, but it also has a devastating impact on a person’s emotional health and …

Viewed 3249 Times is a powerful self-portrait posted to Flickr along with stigma-busting facts about mental health.

By the time I upload this …

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A recent Newsweek article titled Not Always ‘The Happiest Time’ looks at pregnancy and depression. Although roughly 20% of pregnant women suffer depression (comparable to …

It’s all about me: Why e-mails are so easily misunderstood | csmonitor.com

The Christian Science Monitor has a great article that describes the difficulty with …

How “Daddy” affects your job

Successes or failures of employees in the workplace can be traced to what kind of father they had, a psychologist …

William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry at the University at Buffalo and one of the leading experts in the treatment …