Health News
Antidepressant Eases Chemotherapy Side Effects
Painful, prickly tingling in the toes, feet, fingers and hands. That's what peripheral neuropathy feels like, and it's a common side effect of certain chemotherapy drugs. An unlikely medication may offer a reprieve.
Growing Relationships A Child at a Time
It's a staple of mental and emotional health that you must know how to build and maintain healthy relationships with others. But foster students lack this luxury.
Head Injuries, Depression & Suicide
Concussions don’t have to knock a person out cold to cause brain damage. A couple of good tackles in a contact sport can cause damage that can affect a person’s ability to process emotions and information later in life.
Battle Scars of Children who Beat Cancer
Beating cancer is wonderful for a child who can now live a full life. But some children who overcome cancer experience emotional scars from their experience with the disease.
Early Arrival May Affect Mental Health
Babies born ahead of their time might need more than tiny clothes. They may also require parents to be more vigilant for signs of developing mental illness in their children.
Medical Experts Reverse Diagnosis Changes
If a teenager in your family reports hearing voices when no one is around, how concerned should you be?
If you feel both seriously depressed and very anxious, to the point where you are missing work, are you depressed, anxious, both, or neither?
ICU Risks Associated with Medications
Mental health medications have come a long way over the past several decades. Yet doctors are still learning the effects of the newest drugs on the market and their links to conditions.
Get a Mood Boost From Walking
Nature walks can help memory and cognition by clearing the mind. Walking in general can help depressive symptoms regardless of setting.
Depression may Increase Risk of Dementia
Depression is fairly common in older adults, and older adults with dementia may also suffer from depression. There may be a link between depression and risk of developing dementia.
Antidepressants in the ICU
In conjunction with other serious illnesses, antidepressant use may not be as safe as previously thought. A new study scratches the surface of possible risk factors with antidepressant use.