When I came across this ABC News article today on the emotional trauma being experienced by Haitian earthquake survivors, I immediately contacted David Spiegel, MD. …
Category: Mental health
Volunteers watch train crossings to prevent suicides
During research for a story on preventing teen depression to come out in the spring edition of Stanford Medicine, I interviewed a mother of two …
Lack of sleep may be harmful to a teen's well-being
Sleep experts like Stanford's William Dement, MD, have been talking for years about the dangers of sleep deprivation among teenagers. (Dement discussed the issue in …
Stanford program helps vets with mental-health needs
Over the holiday, the San Jose Mercury News ran a story on Stanford's Vets Connect program, which provides free mental-health services to men and women …
Can you catch loneliness?
The New York Times' Well Blog has an interesting post about a 10-year study of 5,100 people showing that negative emotions can spread to others, …
Battling PTSD
As Krista points out, Austin, Texas saw a temporary bump in its population of science writers during the past few days. Being a newly minted …
Veterans & families: Free mental health services
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has launched a program that offers free mental health services to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families. Details are …
Depression in pregnancy: To treat or not to treat?
As a mom of two who experienced one very bad bout of pre-baby "blues," I'm extremely sympathetic to pregnant women who suffer from depression. Deciding …
Summer stress
Is anyone out there having a relaxing summer? Please, speak up if you are - it's hard to hear you over the health care reform …
The link between teen depression and suicide
Teen suicide often gets sensationalized by the media, says Frances Wren, MD, a child psychiatrist who directs the Child and Adolescent Depression Clinic at Lucile …