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MENTAL HEALTH
6 May 2008
Autism In Children Linked To Parents' Mental State
The parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been treated for a mental disorder compared to the parents of other children...
10 March 2008
Workplace Bullying More Harmful Than Sexual Harassment
Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say psychologists...
22 February 2008
Antidepressants Less Than Effective For Feelings Of Hopelessness
Women taking antidepressants may continue to feel a sense of hopelessness even while the drug is relieving their depressive state...
14 February 2008
Baby Boys Bring On The Blues
Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression and reduced quality of life compared to having a baby girl...
4 January 2008
Depressed Girls Can't Smell The Roses
New research has linked depression to loss of the sense of smell, suggesting that the blues may have biological roots...
17 December 2007
Hormone-Depression Link Merits Urgent Research, Say Experts
Women’s health experts say there is an urgent need for gender-specific research to better understand the relationship of female sex hormones to mood states and disorders...
20 July 2007
Hereditary Link To Premenstrual Blues?
A specific genetic variation may be linked to an increased risk for severe premenstrual depression...
17 July 2007
Study Connects Smoking With Major Depression
Women with a history of depression may become smokers as a way of self-medicating, something that may be triggered by the genes that are associated with conduct disorder...
10 April 2007
Diabetes Linked To Alzheimer's?
Women with diabetes may have a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment and possibly Alzheimer's disease...
Understanding Your Dreams
(2 April 2007)
Dreams are messages from our subconscious mind and are an invaluable source of information. However, because they come to us in images rather than verbal language, they can be frustrating and difficult to decipher...
Stress Busting
(19 February 2007)
Stress - or more accurately, our response to it - is one of those things which illustrate how the human body can sabotage itself with the very mechanisms it has developed to help it survive...
The Reality Of Smoking
(1 January 2007)
Smoking is stupid. But you know what? There's not a person on the face of the planet who has access to cigarettes that doesn't know that. Smokers aren't stupid. In fact, given nicotine's stimulation of neurotransmitter production, smokers' brains are probably revving a bit faster...
20 December 2006
The Parkinson's Paradox
Bad cholesterol is bad, right? Maybe not, as it appears that the stuff that clogs up our cardiovascular systems also helps ward off Parkinson's disease...
The Power Of The Feminine
(1 December 2006)
Decisions about our careers and our home-lives profoundly affect all those around us. Yes, we are more empowered when it comes to decisions like this, but what about individual spiritual power?
20 November 2006
Is Trauma Just A Normal Part Of Everyday Life?
Exposure to war, disasters, accidents and death via the media make it hard to diagnose post traumatic stress disorder...
9 November 2006
Good Mood Fights The 'Flu
People radiating calmness, exuberance, happiness or any other positive emotion are less likely to become ill after being exposed to an influenza virus...
Assertiveness And Being Heard
(6 November 2006)
Communication is a two-way street. Therefore, the listener is just as active a participant as the speaker. We often forget this and come to believe that as long as we're talking, we're getting our point across and the listener automatically understands us. Nothing could be further from the truth...
30 October 2006
Confronting Workplace Bullying
Nearly one-third of employees are subjected to workplace bullying at some stage during their working life, resulting in a multitude of negative effects on mental and physical health...
19 October 2006
The Joy Of Retail Therapy
Impulse buying is not necessarily a negative thing and can ultimately lead to greater satisfaction in purchases...
11 August 2006
Antidepressant Effects From Anesthetic
Ketamine, used as an anesthetic, appears to relieve the symptoms of depression almost immediately and a single treatment remains effective for up to one week...
30 June 2006
Estrogen’s Function Under Stress Differs Between Races
Researchers have found that estrogen levels appear to play a different role during stress in black and white women, a difference that may help explain the higher cardiovascular disease rates in blacks...
Have We Got PMS All Wrong?
(26 June 2006)
Despite a multitude of scientific reports into PMS, the studies are vague and amorphous, based on little more than anecdotal evidence. This has prompted an Australian psychologist to question the science that defines PMS as a hormonal problem. She contends that the combination of anger, stress and depression many women feel is the result of societal pressures...
Internet Addiction: Caught In The Net
(15 May 2006)
The population of cyberspace keeps growing, but another more worrying observation is that an escalating number of people are finding it difficult to log off. According to some medical professionals and academics, we are currently teetering on the precipice of a new and debilitating endemic of Internet addiction disorder (IAD)...
Teenage Girls Are Depressed – Well, Duh!
(13 March 2006)
Not meaning to be flippant, but what kind of teen life are you living if you don’t get depressed sometimes? The term “teen angst” was invented for a reason. Now I’m not suggesting that the 20 percent of young women who report depressive disorders is a number that should be shrugged off, but if these statistics are to be believed, then there are 80 percent of young women who make the transition from childhood to adulthood without experiencing any form of depression. I’d like to know, who are these women and why was I not one of them?
1 February 2006
Pregnancy Doesn’t Protect Against Depression
The commonly held belief that hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy protect women from depression is incorrect, says a new study...
Stress & Women – What You Don’t Know
(5 December 2005)
How we deal with stress in our everyday lives is different for every individual, but groundbreaking research from UCLA has brought to light some interesting differences in the way men and women deal with stress, and goes a long way to debunking the commonly held theory that when under duress humans experience the “fight or flight” response...
 Is The Pill Playing Havoc With Your Mental Health?
(28 October 2005)
Over 10 million American women are currently taking oral contraceptives that significantly alter their body's hormonal balance. And although pharmaceutical companies now have warnings on their contraceptive packaging about side-effects like nausea, headaches and weight gain, very little is said about a prevailing side-effect that many women experience: depression...
8 September 2005
Depression Hastens Heart Disease
Depression can increase levels of a protein that causes inflammation, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood...
Exposure To Toxoplasmosis Associated With Schizophrenia
(1 June 2005)
The children of women with elevated levels of toxoplasmosis antibody appear to be at an increased risk of developing schizophrenia...
Trial For Magnetic Therapy Depression Treatment
(11 May 2005)
Southwestern Medical Center is seeking participants for a clinical trial designed to assess transcranial magnetic stimulation, a non-invasive treatment for depression that one participant said allowed her to "experience joy for the first time in years"...
DHEA Effective In Treatment Of Depression
(9 February 2005)
DHEA, an over-the-counter hormonal therapy, may be an effective treatment for midlife depression...
Exercise Alleviates Symptoms Of Depression
(26 January 2005)
Getting some regular exercise is not only good for one's health, but can also significantly reduce depression...
Walking Helps In Avoiding Dementia
(22 September 2004)
For older women, physical activities like walking can mean less chance of cognitive decline...
Antidepressant Found To Relieve Fibromyalgia Symptoms
(10 September 2004)
In a new clinical trial, the antidepressant duloxetine was shown to reduce pain and improve a range of fibromyalgia symptoms...
Socializing Good For The Brain
(13 August 2004)
Senior citizens living alone should interact often with others — both friends and family members — if they want to maintain their brain in good condition...
Depression And Fatigue A Vicious Cycle
(21 June 2004)
Researchers say that depression and fatigue reinforce each other in a vicious cycle...
Exercising With Music Boosts The Brain
(24 March 2004)
That CD player isn't just for show, listening to music while exercising appears to improve cognitive performance...
Estrogen Behind Women's Vulnerability To Stress
(15 December 2003)
Many stress-related mental illnesses such as depression occur at least twice as often in women as in men...
Dyslexia Link Between Vision And Hearing
(10 November 2003)
Dyslexia may stem from how the brain processes sight and sound together – rather than simply a problem "decoding" the written word...
Count Sheep And Fight Cancer
(2 October 2003)
Researchers piecing together the link between mental well-being and cancer recovery have found a good night's sleep may be one weapon in the fight against cancer...
Help For Compulsive Shopping Disorder
(17 July 2003)
A drug commonly prescribed as an antidepressant may be able to curb uncontrollable shopping urges...
Stress May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis
(28 November 2002)
Avoiding stressful life events and learning effective coping skills may help avert flare-ups of multiple sclerosis...
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