Earlier this month, the American Psychological Association issued a feature on mindfulness and depression, highlighting research that suggests mindfulness is an effective way to ameliorate …
Tag: mental health
Examining how fathers’ postpartum depression affects toddlers
Postpartum depression doesn't only affect moms, and new research shows that fathers who suffer from it have just as great an effect on their kids …
Women who have a stillbirth are more likely to experience long-term depression, study shows
Any serious loss requires grieving time, and the birth of stillborn child is no exception. However, a recent study suggests that women who have experienced …
Cells from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia may provide clues about the disease
As a medical student, Sergiu Pasca was frustrated when he learned about the treatments available for mental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. "We can …
Hope for the globby thing inside our skulls
While at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, neuroscientists Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, and Amit Etkin, MD, PhD, had a webcast conversation with NPR …
Neurosciences get the limelight at Davos
Four faculty from the Stanford Neurosciences Institute have been in Davos for the past few days attending the World Economic Forum along with world leaders …
Boldly Me: Bay Area non-profit helps build self esteem in those who feel different
Boldly Me is the dream-come-true of founder Alanna Powell, who was diagnosed with Alopecia Universalis as a toddler and consequently spent the majority of her life completely …
Advice and guidance on teen suicide
Not again, I thought as I read the opening line of a recent Palo Alto Weekly op-ed: "As a community we are grieving." Reading further, …
Imagining voices: A look at an alternative approach to treating auditory hallucinations
The idea of hearing voices, or auditory hallucinations, is an experience that frightens many of us. It can be seen as a sign that you …
Survey shows nearly a quarter of U.S. workers have been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime
Depression is a major contributor to absenteeism, reduced productivity and disability among adults in the United States. Now results from a survey examining the societal …
Veterans helping veterans: The buddy system
I interviewed Army specialist Jayson Early by phone over the summer, shortly after he completed an in-patient program for PTSD at the Veterans Affairs hospital …
Girls at high risk for developing depression show signs of stress and premature aging
As we age and our cells divide, caps at the ends of our chromosomes called telomeres shorten. When a telomere grows too short, it will …
The link between mental-health conditions and cardiovascular disease
A growing body of research has shown the connection between our emotional well-being and physical health. Among the latest findings: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and major depressive …
My descent into madness – a conversation with author Susannah Cahalan
When you talk to Susannah Cahalan on the phone, you'd never imagine that this is a woman who has been to hell and back. Without …
“Every life is touched by suicide:” Stanford psychiatrist on the importance of prevention
Most people shy away from talking about suicide. Me too – I have some personal ties to the topic that still stab every time the …
Examining how mental stress on the heart affects men and women differently
Past research has shown that stress, anger and depression can increase a person's risk for stroke and heart attacks. Now new findings published in the Journal of …