The U.S. is a pet-loving country, with around two-thirds of all households reporting owning a dog or cat. To put this into perspective, this amounts to approximately 78.2 million dogs and 86.4 million cats owned by Americans. A cancer specialist …
The diagnosis of depression includes several subgroups including major depression, dysthymia and minor depression. Taking these three entities into consideration, it has been estimated that as many as one-in-five patients seen in primary care offices are depressed.
The diagnosis of …
Cigarette smoking, obesity, and alcoholism are all well-known causes of premature death. Recently, two closely related risk factors—social isolation and loneliness—have also been identified as being important in causing early mortality. Social isolation can be characterized by living alone, having …
Everyone worries or feels anxious from time to time. Financial issues, conflicts faced at work, problems with relationships— these are just a few of the events that can bring about anxiety. In prehistoric humans worry, or its more exaggerated counterpart, …
While cigar-smoking, mint julep-drinking Mark Twain may not seem like a paragon of healthy living, he did provide us with some thought-provoking quotes directed toward health.
In 2005, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued a resolution stating that “there appears to be evidence that exposure to violent media increases feelings of hostility, thoughts about aggression, suspicions about the motives of others, and demonstrates violence as a …
Earlier this month, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published their most recent recommendations regarding screening for depression in adolescents (aged 12 to 18 years). This recommendation seems particularly timely in view of reports of “clusters” of teen …
