Though it’s been more than six years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, a newly released study reveals that disaster survivors are still struggling with poor mental health and the persistence of posttraumatic stress symptoms. “On average, people were not back to baseline mental health, and they
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As the American Psychiatric Association (APA) sets out to revise the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a proposed new definition of depression would characterize grieving as a disorder. As a result, more people would be diagnosed and receive treatment. But as The New York Times reports, experts are split over
When Lara Logan, CBS News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and correspondent for 60 Minutes was attacked by a mob and sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, last February, Jeff Fager, CBS News chairman and executive producer of 60 Minutes, had fears about how she would make it out of
Research analyzed from a European dating site revealed that people who are religious tend to feel better about themselves, have higher self-confidence and be better adjusted psychologically than nonbelievers. However, researchers contend that the religious climate of the place people live might be the key to receiving these psychological benefits.
Less than three months after legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was forced out because of a sex abuse scandal that allegedly involved one of his former top assistants, he lost his battle with lung cancer and passed away . It’s no secret that the much-loved, highly revered and,
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli announced in a press briefing that active-duty Army suicides for 2011 increased from those the previous year. He maintains, however, that the overall rates have largely “leveled off.” The figures released by Chiarelli reveal that the number of suicides in the Army
A new definition of autism currently under review by a panel of experts appointed by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) would not only severely decrease the rate at which the disorder is diagnosed, but would also make it much harder for autism spectrum disorder patients to receive the health, social and
We’ve always been taught never to talk behind another person’s back – the teen comedy Mean Girls really hammers this point home – but researchers from the University of California, Berkeley are suggesting that gossip might actually have some positive benefits. Based on a series of four experiments, the study found
A newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) paints a grim picture for binge drinking in the United States. The CDC, which defines binge drinking as “men drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks within a short period of time or women drinking 4 or more
According to researchers publishing online in the journal Injury Prevention, moderate levels of parental monitoring and good coping skills can deter adolescents from the appeal of gangs, even if the adolescents are considered to be at “high risk” for gang involvement. According to the study, between 2002 and 2006, gangs accounted