Archive for March, 2011
By jasonmaddox On March 23rd, 2011
Adolescents experience eating disorders at only slightly lower rates than adults do. According to Kathleen Merikangas, PhD, of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md., adolescents that do…
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By jasonmaddox On March 18th, 2011
It appears that dad’s get the baby blues too, and when they do almost half of them spank their one-year-olds! According to findings reported recently online in Pediatrics, not only…
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By jasonmaddox On March 15th, 2011
According to a recent Australian study, having no job is better for your mental health than having a job where working conditions are unfavorable. Data from over 7,000 individuals was…
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By jasonmaddox On March 4th, 2011
A retrospective cohort study recently published online in CMAJ revealed that patients with depression who seek emergency treatment for depression are less likely to receive timely care. Clare Atzema, MD,…
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By jasonmaddox On March 1st, 2011
Children and late adolescents/early adults that spend more than three hours a day watching TV or playing video games via a console or computer are significantly more likely to have…
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