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Mental HealthToo Much Alcohol, Too Little Growth
Alcohol during pregnancy leads to slower growth in children
Mental HealthHow to Increase Your Life Expectancy
Life expectancy linked with anxiety and depression symptoms
Mental HealthManaging Stress to Break Bad Habits
Stress levels may be keeping you from breaking that bad habit
Mental HealthIs Quitting Harder for Women?
Smoking cessation may be different for men and women but results are nearly the same
Mental HealthCan Thinking You’re Fat Make You Fat?
Normal weight teenagers who just thought they were fat gained weight over the years
Mental HealthMarijuana & Anxiety
Teenagers who frequently smoked pot had higher anxiety later in life
Mental HealthPopcorn, Factory Workers and Dementia?
Alzheimers link to chemical in buttered popcorn may be a concern for factory workers
Mental HealthSmile! It is Good for Your Heart
Smiling may improve stress response and related cardiovascular health
Mental HealthLong-time Depression Linked to Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder was more likely in people who had serious depression for a long time
Mental HealthUsing Tobacco: One Way or Another
Smoking cessation efforts are working for cigarettes but not other forms of tobacco
Mental HealthA New Intervention for Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence relationships benefit from communication training
Mental HealthTeen Steroid Abuse
Steroids damage the brains and bodies of still developing teens more than adults
Mental HealthChocolate for Helping Memory
Memory symptoms and heart health were better after drinking flavanols from chocolate
Mental HealthStress, Empathy and Positive Behavior
Coping with stress helps teens behave with empathy
Mental HealthLittle Snorers Can Have Big Behaviors
Snoring in children linked to behavior and attention problems
Mental HealthDo Brain Magnets for Depression Work?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation may help with major depressive disorder
Mental HealthDiverted Medical Marijuana
Teens with substance use disorders are easily able to get their hands on medical marijuana
Mental HealthVA Phone Therapy
Getting vets into mental health treatment improved with phone motivation chats
Mental HealthPost-Traumatic, Post-Partum Syndrome?
Postpartum PTSD affects some women following the trauma of giving birth
Mental HealthSubtle Long-Term Impacts of Child Abuse
Sexually and physically abused women more likely to have irregular periods
Mental HealthJealousy and Domestic Violence
Intimate partner violence was mostly triggered by anxiety over cheating
Mental HealthDoing Life in Slow Motion
Insufficient sleep at different times slow you down even if you do not notice
Mental HealthEarly-Onset Mental Disorders
Mental disorders can make it tough to hold down a job and make a living in adulthood
Mental HealthPrenatal Yoga for Prenatal Depression
Prenatal yoga reduces depression in small group of women at risk