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Stress Triggers Depression in Women, Alcohol Craving in Men

Monday, May 12th, 2008
An interesting new study finds that women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than ...  Read more... »

Mental Illness Stigma Alive and Well in U.K.

Friday, May 9th, 2008
A new survey recently released by the U.K.'s Department of Health showed that 1 in 8 people would not want to live next door to someone with a mental illness. Mental health ...  Read more... »

Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked to Obesity, Smoking

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Two studies published in the past week link our sleep patterns to weight gain, and one of them also links too little or too much sleep to an increase in smoking ...  Read more... »

Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Less than half the people previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder actually met the diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis when assessed by a structured psychiatric clinical interview. The study concludes that while recent ...  Read more... »

Parental Mental Health Linked to Autism in Children

Monday, May 5th, 2008
A new analysis of birth and hospital records shows that parents with autistic children were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder than parents with children ...  Read more... »

TV Portrayal of Therapists Hamper Support

Friday, May 2nd, 2008
A new study suggests televisions' portray of psychological counseling has a profound influence on utilization of psychological services. Given the success of network television programming one might come to the conclusion ...  Read more... »

Sleep Is Precious Commodity When Living With Alzheimer’s

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
The adage that all an individual needs is a good night's sleep is apropos for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers. However, sleep disturbances among Alzheimer's patients can vary significantly from those ...  Read more... »

Programs to Reduce Eating Disorders and Obesity

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
New research suggests educating adolescents on ways to adopt a healthier lifestyle can provide significant dividends in adulthood. Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists have developed interventions that help young women reduce the ...  Read more... »

The Key to Happiness

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Does wealth and material possessions equate to happiness? The question has been debated since biblical times. Now, a novel research study attempts to determine if happiness is not having what ...  Read more... »

Beware of Commercial Tests for Mental Disorders

Friday, April 25th, 2008
The unraveling of the human genome has lead to advances in determining genetic risk profiles for particular illnesses. Perhaps the best known and scientifically credible discovery is the link between ...  Read more... »
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