Tag: mental health
Young Fathers at Risk for Postpartum Depression
A study reveals that young fathers may be at risk for a condition known to affect women commonly: postpartum depression. Depression can hit young...
Alternative Model for Mental Health System That...
The mental health system in America is an embarrassing failure. Here is an outline of principles upon which a new one might be based: 1....
Drug-Free Methods Could Help Mental Health
There are fast and effective, drug-free ways to lift emotional burdens that your doctor or psychiatrist will not tell you about because he is...
A Healthy Diet May Alleviate Symptoms of...
Safe nutritional approaches have proven to be effective in alleviating the symptoms of some forms of mental illness. These approaches include the use of omega-3s,...
Beyond Obesity: American Diet is Partly to...
In my practice of psychiatric medicine, I spend every day treating patients so that their master mood regulator -- the brain -- will get...
Unemployment Can Lead to Mental Health Issues
Michael Dixon hasn't had a job since September, but he's definitely not relaxing at home. Living at a friend's house without paying rent, he spends...
10 Ways to Fight Depression Without Meds
As a psychiatrist trained in psycho-pharmacology, it would be easy for me to rely exclusively on psychiatric medications as the be-all, end-all treatment option...