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Tag Archives: anxiety
Medicating Young Minds
Getting by is hard enough in middle school.
Five Biggest Myths About College Admissions
Now that acceptance and rejection letters have all been mailed, students and parents are taking stock of their lot. Some are happy, but a great many more probably feel disappointed.
Obsessive Internet Use Linked with Depression in Teens
Spending hours on the Internet may trigger depression, say researchers from Australia and China.
Behavior: Do People Get Hooked on Sex?
A woman uses a vibrator so intensely that she ends up in an emergency room. A priest steals money from his church’s collection box so that he can pay for prostitutes
Study: Link Between Antidepressants and Miscarriage
Pregnancy is often fraught with complications, not least for women suffering from depression while carrying a child: new research suggests that women who take antidepressant medications during pregnancy may have an increased risk of miscarriage. Scientists at the University of Montreal reported Monday, May 31, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that women taking the drugs most often prescribed to treat depression and anxiety — including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors , serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and the older tricyclics — had a significantly higher risk of miscarriage than a matched control group of women who did not take antidepressants.
Study: Household Dust Contains Poisons, Allergens, DDT
It’s hard to get too worked up about dust.
Exercise Lifts Mood, but Does It Work Against Depression?
At his research clinic in Dallas, psychologist Jasper Smits is working on an unorthodox treatment for anxiety and mood disorders, including depression. It is not yet widely accepted, but his treatment is free and has no side effects.
Let’s Bail Out the Pot Dealers!
Some dude outside my supermarket just asked me to sign a petition to legalize marijuana. Apparently he was so high that he forgot he’s in California, where pot is already more legal than budget-balancing.
Trauma of life in one of Brazil’s most violent slums
An estimated 150,000 people live in Complexo do Alemao, where armed groups fight for turf, and fighting between police forces and ruling groups leave thousands of people trapped by violence.