More Emotional Health News

• Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking marijuana increases the body's production of a protein that ...

• Problem Gambling Common Among Young Adults

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 750,000 American teens and young adults are problem ...

• Drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome Have Downsides

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- The drugs that are widely used to treat restless legs ...

• Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients are more than twice as likely to ...

• New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new class of drugs called vaptans may be able ...

• Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Many teens and young adults in Europe are drinking alcohol ...

• Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The use of a computer-assisted training program, in addition to ...

• Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Serious mental illness costs Americans at least $193 billion a ...

• Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The belief that things should be divided fairly among members ...

• Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Bipolar disorder may be overdiagnosed, say researchers at Rhode Island ...

• Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- New treatments for a type of depression in the elderly ...

• Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may ultimately benefit from ...

• Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking and alcohol dependence has increased substantially among women, particularly ...

• Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Recently developed types of imaging techniques enable researchers to map ...

• Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- A small proportion of adopted American teens appear to be ...

• Many Moms Unwilling to Have Younger Daughters Get HPV Vaccine

  May 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that only half of American mothers intend ...

• Unraveling the Link Between Genes and Environment

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- New studies in the field of epigenetics -- which looks ...

• 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma

  May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Social workers run the risk of suffering severe psychological stress ...

• Sleep Troubles Vary Between Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers

  May 2 (HealthDay News) -- There's a significant difference in sleep disturbances experienced by Alzheimer's ...