A change in navigation has resulted in my original articles being much harder to find. If you are looking for these I have created a new page with links ... Read More

A newly published Dutch study of 73 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) found that stressful life events were associated with exacerbations in MS symptoms. The study found no ... Read More

Christopher Patrick Nelson describes himself as a "26-year-old Irish American who converted from Christianity to Islam in order to save myself." He writes about how Islam has helped him ... Read More

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation shows promise in treating depression. New research suggests that Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, which induces an electrical current in nearby regions of the brain, may also help ... Read More

While the U.S. struggles with a health care crisis the U.K. faces a different sort of crisis in mental health care, according to The Guardian. The Online verion of the paper ... Read More

The weather affects our mental health. Millions who are without power can certainly attest to this. Most of us experience a change in our emotions during a stretch ... Read More

Researchers have found that Black and Hispanic couples were at two to three times greater risk of violence by both men and women compared to white couples, even after controlling ... Read More

Kids feel unsafe at school when they sense that schoolmates can get away with anything, according to new research. Researchers studied 3,290 students as part of the Robert Wood ... Read More

Strattera (atomoxetine HCl) is one of the first non-stimulant treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD). It is classified as a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, although it's ... Read More

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean became the first candidate to announce a mental health agenda. Within hours candidate John Kerry did the same thing. Mental health advocates applauded ... Read More

A brief non-judgmental interview and feedback session designed to enhance people's motivation to change their behavior added to a self-help program appears to be effective in treating some people with ... Read More

A new study supports the notion that carefully designed psychosocial interventions can make life better for those caring for loved ones with dementia. Read more in this summary.

A new study suggests that genes explain the vast majority of IQ differences among children in wealthier families, but that environmental factors explain many of the IQ differences among ... Read More

A U.K study found that women who deliberately self harm are 75 times more likely to report physical and/or verbal abuse by a partner than women who do not harm ... Read More

Gene therapy is a new and unproven treatment for Parkinson's disease, a disorder that can be physically and mentally debilitating. A 55 year old man in New York is ... Read More

Healthology produces webcasts on different health issues. A recent webcast on schizophrenia featured Nathaniel Lachenmeyer - author of The Outsider: A Journey into My Father's Struggle with Madness. The webcast ... Read More

James Blumenthal of Duke University found that a substantial proportion of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery are clinically depressed-and that treating depression after surgery could substantially reduce the risk ... Read More

Young people whose parents have HIV or AIDS are no more likely to develop physical symptoms of illness than their peers are, says a recent study of New York families. Even ... Read More

The Menninger Clinic has a new program to prevent the most common form of school violence - Bullying. Read a detailed description of the program

Women who focus on the short-term know less about breast cancer screening and treatment and have fewer mammograms than their future-oriented counterparts, a new study of African-American women in St. ... Read More