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Combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan may be suffering from a similar set of symptoms as those dubbed “Gulf War Syndrome” 20 years ago, including depression, pain, and chronic fatigue, according to a January 23, 2013 report…
Off the cuff: Science of the spirit
[ Winter 2013 ] You are an epidemiologist who focuses on quantitative methods. Yet you study an area that seems almost unquantifiable: the intersection of religion and health. Can public health researchers, objectively study spirituality? If so, how…
Painting the big picture on a Navajo reservation
November 1, 2012 -- Once upon a time, Anne Newland wanted to go to film school. But because life unfolds with its own logic, she instead became a doctor with the federal Indian Health Service (IHS). And shaped…
Home stress, work stress linked with increased smoking
September 12, 2012 -- According to new research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), there’s a strong association between work-family conflict and the likelihood of smoking. Candace Nelson, research fellow in the Department of Environmental Health, Lisa Berkman, director…
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and 'mostly heterosexual' young adults have higher risk of PTSD than heterosexuals
June 14, 2012 -- Higher prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a debilitating mental illness that can have life-long negative consequences, has been found in young adult gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and “mostly heterosexuals” compared with completely heterosexuals…
Positive feelings may help protect cardiovascular health
For immediate release: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Boston, MA – Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is known about…
One in ten children face elevated risk of abuse, future PTSD, due to gender nonconformity
For immediate release: Monday, February 20, 2012 Boston, MA — Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being…
Searching for answers to causes of childhood depression
February 1, 2012 Over the past decade, scientists have produced a flurry of studies exploring the role of genetic (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) in youth depression, but there has been little consensus on how depression is jointly impacted by…
Improving access to psychotropic medicines in low- and middle-income countries
A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests certain changes to mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries may improve availability and affordability of psychotropic medicines. Those changes include broadening mental health…
HSPH papers recognized as some of 2011's most influential public health research
December 8, 2011 -- Congratulations to three HSPH papers, which were recognized in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) list of the Most Influential Research of 2011. The foundation chose 20 articles as finalists, based on both "solid research" and…
