• One study says that moms who work full time are found to be physically and mentally healthier at age 40 than stay-at-home moms.
• A new study suggests that having poor mental health before heading to combat increases the likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder.
• Married women consume more alcoholic beverages than long-term divorced or recently widowed women while married men, drink less than other men.
• If your doctor uses electronic medical records in lieu of paper-based ones, you may be half as likely to be treated for depression if you have three or more chronic medical conditions.
• The reason that stress can cause illness might be due to changing genes.

Heather Rudow is a staff writer for Counseling Today. Email her at hrudow@counseling.org.