It's fairly known that depression can occur after a heart attack and can increase the likelihood of a second heart attack. ...

You know how I've been telling you all to head to the mirror and say to the gorgeous creature staring back at you: "I'm good enough, I'm strong enough, ...

As we noted here nearly a year ago, the Rorschach Inkblot Test images have been made available on Wikipedia. This is not ...

Midweek Mental Greening It’s not scheduled to be complete until 2011, but exciting construction started earlier this month on what sounds like will be an impressive – and green – new mental health center for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. The new mental health center is the first of several reconstruction projects that will take place over the next five years within the Palo Alto VA, and according to Palo Alto Online, the new mental health center will: Use natural lighting, landscaping, and other therapeutic design elements to promote a healing environment. Use a single-story structure to offer patients easy access to outdoor spaces. Provide landscaped views from patients’ bedroom windows. "This groundbreaking is groundbreaking in terms of what is going to be built here," U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo said. "When they enter the doors, everything there will be about healing them."

The tragedy of the commons is a term coined by scientist Garrett Hardin in 1968 describing what can happen in ...

You know those commercials on TV that say, "Depression hurts." Well, divorce may hurt even more, according to new research. Yes, we already know that divorce ups the risk your child will be prescribed ...

I have been thinking about this question ever since I read it on a discussion thread in Group Beyond Blue. Meg writes: So, my husband has shown interest in ...

I survived a head-on collision. Okay, that's an exaggeration, but I wanted to get your attention. Although I indeed was involved in a ...

Today I have the honor of interviewing Ryan Howes, a clinical psychologist and college professor who blogs. Howes earned his masters degree in theology and PhD in clinical ...

While visiting family over the weekend, I thought you might enjoy these classic entries from our past. 10 Years Ago on Psych Central When Tragedy Provides My essay about the Columbine tragedy, which also just celebrated its ...

One of the myths surrounding mental illness is that it escapes successful people ... that the poor, weak, and ambition-free folks are the ones waiting for their prescriptions ...

Ever wonder who uses Internet dating services like Match.com and eHarmony.com? The answer may surprise you. I think, "Well, gee, everybody uses ...