Mental Health - Page 413

Is Trump stressing out the country?

Is the current political climate stressing you out?

5 ways to reduce work-related stress and avoid burnout

Feeling frazzled and sleepless in the city that never sleeps?

Is pornography a public health threat?

Figuring out the risk-to-benefit ratio of watching pornography may just top the ranks of controversial topics scientists can’t seem to completely agree on.

Veterans dive with sharks to treat PTSD

Soldiers are diving with sharks to help treat pain, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Prescription-drug monitoring cuts doctor-shopping for painkillers

State programs that require physicians to check drug registries before writing prescriptions appeared to slash the odds of doctor-shopping for opioid pain relievers, a new study found.

Volunteer cuddlers helping infants born addicted to opioids

Volunteers at Boston Medical Center are helping babies who were exposed to drugs while in the womb heal faster with the power of human touch.

More US seniors taking multiple mind-altering drugs

The number of older adults taking at least three prescriptions for psychotropic drugs - which includes opioids, antidepressants, antipsychotics and tranquilizers - has roughly doubled over the past decade, a recent U.S. study suggests.

Fathers get depressed during and after pregnancy, too

Women aren't the only ones who may feel depressed when welcoming a newborn: a new study from New Zealand says some men also experience depression during and after their female partners' pregnancies.

Is anxiety during and after pregnancy normal?

With a 1-and-half-year-old son at home and another baby on the way, Amy Ruggiero, 42, recalled the time of her second pregnancy as “torture.”

Wide variation in willingness of ER doctors to prescribe painkillers

A national comparison of emergency room physicians has uncovered a broad range of prescribing patterns for painkillers, and high-volume prescribers may be encouraging long-term use of the drugs among their elderly patients.