A major risk factor for veteran suicide is depression. We have written about this and especially about how psychedelic medicines show promise in both treatment of depression and reducing suicide risk. A practical…
Social isolation is a known risk factor for veteran suicides. Spending a lot of time alone is not, by itself, the reason for the increase in suicide risk. It has to do with…
Depression is a significant risk factor for suicide. It sucks the joy out of life. Fortunately, most cases of depression are treatable with readily available medicine. And both therapy and new medicines like…
Mental illness is not a single entity located in just one area of the brain. Rather, there are different types of mental illnesses and each appears be affected by changes in its own…
Recent research shows us that a specific subcategory of brain cells in male versus female animals responds completely differently to stress. This, the researchers point out, will help understand how men and women…
Depression is a very serious mental health problem. This is both because a major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness and because as many as 30.9% percent of cases are resistant to…
How we see or perceive ourselves affects how we feel about ourselves. In regard to our physical self this perception is the body image. A poor body image often leads to depression and…
Human companionship and interactions are important for mental health. Social isolation is one of the contributing risks for suicide. Unfortunately, not all social interaction is healthy. In recent years social media on the…
This summer is breaking records day after day for highest temperatures. There is more going on aside from the fact that excessive heat can make a person feel miserable. Heat waves and mental…
Individuals with mental illness issues live shorter lives than those without. Recent research helps explain this. Blood metabolites that correlate with greater biological age that a person’s chronological age are found in persons…