Suicide Risk can be Predicted


There are people afflicted with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. They may be more at risk of committing suicide. Scientists have the tools necessary to predict their attempts at taking...

Picky Eating in Children Can be a Sign of Something Serious


Your child is not eating broccoli, beans or zucchini. Don’t take it too lightly. This can be something bigger than just selective eating.Where most of children will change their selective eating...

Depression Increases Heart Failure Risk


Today Dr David P. Kao presented his research findings at Heart Failure 2015, the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association (HFA), which indicate the presence of obesity and mood disorders...

Robin Williams committed Suicide due to Depression, Parkinson’s and Paranoia


As the coroner’s report has it, Robin Williams suffered from Parkinson’s syndrome, anxiety attacks, depressive illness and paranoia. And these were some of the causes behind his desperate attempt to...

Gene Simmons tells depressed people to commit suicide; Apologizes after backlash


In the wake of speculation on Robin Williams's death and that depression may have played a part, many celebrities have embraced the serious nature of suicidal thoughts.Gene Simmons is not one of them...

Andrew Stern Husband of Model Katie Cleary Committed Suicide


Andrew Stern, the husband of model Katie Cleary, was buried in California on Tuesday after committing suicide over the weekend. Stern, 40, who was separated from the former Deal or No Deal model...

Prescribing Exercise before Medication for Depression


The Atlantic reports: Depression is the most common mental illness—affecting a staggering 25 percent of Americans—but a growing body of research suggests that one of its best cures is cheap and...

Depression Can be Screened by Waiting Room Depression Test


We all know that so many silent victims suffer from depression and anxiety yet fail to reveal their psychiatric diseases to anyone. The stigma that mental illness carries is most probably the last...

Using Big Data And Game Play To Improve Mental Fitness


By Bonnie Feldman This article was written together with Ellen M. Martin and Melinda Speckmann. Games have been part of human culture for millennia. It is no surprise that elements of play can be...