March 30, 2016 How Patty Duke's own battle with mental illness helped shape legacy In most circles, Patty Duke may be best known for her longtime career in Hollywood, including her Academy Award-winning performance at age 16, as Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker.”
March 24, 2016 Men with psoriasis may be more prone to erectile dysfunction Men with psoriasis may be more prone to erectile dysfunction than their peers without this skin disease, and their odds of sexual difficulties are even higher if they are depressed or have other health problems like diabetes or high blood pressure, a Chinese study suggests.
March 24, 2016 Vets with PTSD may also face greater risk of heart attacks and strokes Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may also have damaged blood vessels that increase their risk for heart attacks and strokes, a U.S. study suggests.
March 24, 2016 Obituary tells brutal 'truth' of sister's depression After her sister committed suicide last month, Eleni Pinnow took an unusual approach in writing the obituary: "Aletha Meyer Pinnow, 31, of Duluth, formerly of Oswego and Chicago, Ill., died from depression and suicide on Feb. 20, 2016," reads the first line in the Duluth News Tribune of Minnesota.
March 23, 2016 Elevated oxytocin levels during pregnancy may signal postpartum depression Researchers have identified a link between higher levels of the “love” hormone oxytocin in the third trimester and pregnancy and a greater severity of postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms in women previously diagnosed with the mental condition.
March 22, 2016 Depression, addiction common among young transgender women Mental health issues like depression and addiction are more common among young transgender women than the general U.S. population, according to a new study.
March 14, 2016 Financial burden of cancer can harm quality of life Almost a third of U.S. cancer survivors face financial burdens, and physical and metal health tends to be worse for those who do, according to a new study.
March 8, 2016 Researchers try to solve the mystery of when to stop antidepressants It is one of the most common and wrenching decisions in mental health: when to stop antidepressant medication.
February 29, 2016 Benzodiazepine prescriptions, overdose deaths on the rise in US Even as opiate abuse has become a growing problem in the U.S., overdose deaths involving sedatives and antiseizure medications in the benzodiazepine category have also risen steeply, according to a recent study.
February 29, 2016 Transgender kids have good mental health when allowed to be themselves Transgender kids who transform their appearance to match their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth may not necessarily experience mental health problems more often than other children, a small U.S. study suggests.