Most of us have heard PSAs on the radio for suicide hotlines that are essentially call centers for people in crisis to get help. A recent article at the BBC has some interesting information ...

"Presenteeism" (the cost of lost productivity from working while ill) is attracting growing attention. A recent BC Human Rights Tribunal ruling illustrated the problem when it upheld the Canadian Charter ...

Well, according to a bunch of psychologists -- one of whom is promoting her new book -- they are. But where was the study published? Um, it wasn't. The lead researcher on the study, Jean Twenge, ...

The rising tide keeps rising against the House of Research. As reported by numerous news outlets today, another study has come down the pike, this time in the respected journal Cancer. "Breast cancer treatment ...

All parents have countless decisions to make about how to raise their children. One of the most important is how to discipline the child. Psychologists and physicians have been pleading with parents for decades to ...

Most people that have gone through some form of grief/loss have at least heard about the "5 Stages of Grief": disbelief, yearning, anger, depression and acceptance. These are similar but not identical to the ...

Some new research was published on lung disease and mental health. Specifically, that people with chronic lung conditions have poorer mental health and overall well-being compared to those without lung problems. The reason for ...

In a working paper released recently, economists looked at the efficacy of antidepressants in a novel manner -- how do SSRI antidepressant sales correspond to suicide rates? Examining data from 26 countries over the past ...

A while back I wrote a post on Addiction Transfer to which where posted several comments. Recently, I received comments from one reader, Mary, who requested additional information about where to go ...

You thought Big Pharma marketing was unethical? Then read the shocking research paper Marketing to the marginalised: tobacco industry ...

The American Psychological Association (APA) released a report this week weighing in on the "sexualization of girls" in American culture. APA created a task force on the issue, and this report details the harm ...

Furious Seasons again has a detailed analysis of more Zyprexa findings from his ongoing examination of the Zyprexa documents (it's a long essay, but worth the read when you have a few minutes). ...