Related Topics
Global burden of mental illness underestimated
The disability and mortality that results from mental illness around the world is underestimated by more than a third, according to researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and King’s College London. In an article in…
Flint’s water crisis ‘infuriating’ given knowledge about lead poisoning
January 26, 2016 -- Harvard Chan School’s Philippe Grandjean, an expert in how environmental pollution impairs brain development, says that Flint, Michigan’s water crisis could have been prevented, given the United States’ long experience with lead contamination—and how…
Can volunteering lead to better health?
January 5, 2016 — Eric Kim, a research fellow in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently led the first study to look at a possible link between volunteering…
Pathway to prison often paved with unfair labels, misdiagnosis
November 18, 2015 – The road to incarceration and social isolation in the U.S. often begins when a child is labeled a troublemaker by a teacher or is diagnosed with a mental illness that may or may not…
Helping victims of sexual violence overcome PTSD
November 17, 2015 -- Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological reaction that occurs after a high-stress event and includes symptoms such as depression, anxiety,…
Treating depression, anxiety in child soldiers pays off long-term
A study of former child soldiers and other youth impacted by the civil war in Sierra Leone shows that treating the youngsters’ depression and anxiety can have long-lasting payoffs. “We were surprised to see the large role that…
Your phone knows how you feel
[Spring 2015] [August 2015: Watch a TV interview with JP Onnela] Scientists are using cellphone data to track everything from depression and mood disorders to crowd behavior. On a difficult day, the patient’s data stream includes very few pings.…
Long-term depression may double stroke risk for middle-aged adults
Study finds stroke risk remains elevated even after depressive symptoms improve For immediate release: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Boston, MA ─ Adults over 50 who have persistent symptoms of depression may have twice the risk of stroke as those…
A link between paid maternity leave and mental health
May 13, 2015 — Paid maternity leave following the birth of a first child appears to have positive benefits on women’s mental health later in life, according to a study published May 2015 in Social Science & Medicine…
Screening tool helps identify sexually exploited children
It can be challenging for health care providers to identify young victims of sexual trafficking due to its hidden nature, poor understanding by law enforcement and other service providers, and psychological factors experienced by victims. But a new…