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Drinking Makes Teens Feel Isolated Mental Health

Drinking Makes Teens Feel Isolated

Alcohol abuse can create a gap between peers in school resulting in bad grades

June 19, 2012·3 min read
Depression, Anxiety and Your Risk of StrokeMental Health

Depression, Anxiety and Your Risk of Stroke

Risk of death from stroke linked to psychological distress

June 19, 2012·2 min read
Anti-Smoking Labels WorkMental Health

Anti-Smoking Labels Work

Smoking cessation may be aided by graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging

June 19, 2012·3 min read
Thinking About Pain Can Make It WorseMental Health

Thinking About Pain Can Make It Worse

Chronic pain sufferers may sleep better and lessen pain with behavioral therapy

June 19, 2012·3 min read
Pain Management By "Adele"Mental Health

Pain Management By "Adele"

Music therapy may be of great benefit in the treatment of pain, anxiety and depression

June 18, 2012·3 min read
Anxious or Depressed? Or Both?Mental Health

Anxious or Depressed? Or Both?

Depression and anxiety commonly occur simultaneously

June 18, 2012·4 min read
Elderly Smokers Should Quit TooMental Health

Elderly Smokers Should Quit Too

Quitting smoking never stops being a good idea no matter how old

June 18, 2012·2 min read
Children’s Anxiety 2.0Mental Health

Children’s Anxiety 2.0

Anxiety disorders in children may be treatable with Attention Bias Modification

June 18, 2012·3 min read
Tons of Work? Don't Hesitate To Meditate!Mental Health

Tons of Work? Don't Hesitate To Meditate!

Mindfulness meditation decreased stress levels of multitasking without sacrificing time

June 18, 2012·2 min read
Don't Make Your Kids SmokeMental Health

Don't Make Your Kids Smoke

Smoking near children linked to bladder problems

June 17, 2012·2 min read
Self-Starvation May Predict Suicide AttemptMental Health

Self-Starvation May Predict Suicide Attempt

Suicide prevention requires picking up on the early warning signs

June 17, 2012·3 min read
Emotional Stress Linked to Cancer RecurrenceMental Health

Emotional Stress Linked to Cancer Recurrence

Basal cell carcinoma linked to traumatic childhood and current stress

June 16, 2012·2 min read
Teen Drinking & Driving - Dumb!Mental Health

Teen Drinking & Driving - Dumb!

Drinking and driving statistics for teens are lowering in states with strict laws against it

June 16, 2012·3 min read
Quitlines for Smoking Can Help With DrinkingMental Health

Quitlines for Smoking Can Help With Drinking

Smoking cessation hotlines can also help people who drink alcohol at hazardous levels

June 16, 2012·4 min read
Are There Other Symptoms of PTSD?Mental Health

Are There Other Symptoms of PTSD?

Post traumatic stress disorder may affect executive function

June 16, 2012·2 min read
International Soccer Players & PainkillersMental Health

International Soccer Players & Painkillers

Painkiller abuse is a growing concern for the International Federation of Association Football

June 15, 2012·3 min read
Parental Conflicts Create Child’s ProblemsMental Health

Parental Conflicts Create Child’s Problems

Marriage problems linked to emotional insecurity of young children

June 15, 2012·2 min read
Quit Smoking with Online HelpMental Health

Quit Smoking with Online Help

Smoking cessation online program StopAdvisor may turn out to be a highly effective tool

June 14, 2012·2 min read
When Children Hurt ThemselvesMental Health

When Children Hurt Themselves

Self injury and cutting among children tallied up in recent study

June 14, 2012·2 min read
When a Child's Boogeyman is RealMental Health

When a Child's Boogeyman is Real

Poorer sleep lasts long term for kids after exposure to violence

June 14, 2012·3 min read
Mom - Why Are You Walking Slow?Mental Health

Mom - Why Are You Walking Slow?

Dementia could be predicted by walking speed and variability in the elderly

June 14, 2012·2 min read
An Uphill Battle with a Baby on the WayMental Health

An Uphill Battle with a Baby on the Way

HIV positive pregnant women on Medicaid have high level of depression

June 14, 2012·2 min read
Liberate Yourself from Your PhoneMental Health

Liberate Yourself from Your Phone

Mobile phone use may contribute to sleeping problems and depression

June 14, 2012·3 min read
Soldiers Deserve the Best Behavioral CareMental Health

Soldiers Deserve the Best Behavioral Care

PTSD screening program in military clinics identifying and treating more soldiers

June 13, 2012·2 min read