Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from March 2002

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from March 2002

Depression in Children.(part 2)
March 1, 2002... In Part I we discussed the symptoms, causes, and diagnosis of child and adolescent depression. In this part we consider medications, psychotherapy, help for families, and some early efforts at prevention. Medications The FDA has not...

Borderline Personality: New Recommendations.
March 1, 2002... A committee of experts appointed by the American Psychiatric Association has issued a new guide to the treatment of borderline personality, one of the most complicated and difficult problems that confronts psychotherapists. The difficulty...

In Brief - Suicides Are Not a Model.
March 1, 2002... Many people worry about the possibility that suicide is socially contagious, especially for impressionable adolescents. Public education campaigns are inspired by the fear that others will try to imitate a widely publicized suicide. But a...

In Brief - Antidepressants for the Heart.
March 1, 2002... Smokers who take fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and other SSRIs may be lowering their risk of a heart attack by as much as 65%, according to a study published in the journal Circulation last October. Another recent study, published...

In Brief - Schizophrenia Gene Discovery.
March 1, 2002... Vulnerability to schizophrenia is hereditary. The disorder runs in families, and studies show that the family influence is largely if not entirely genetic. There is a high rate of concordance (matching) among identical twins, and a high...

In Brief - Wine Drinking and Health.
March 1, 2002... There's impressive evidence that a glass or two of wine a day is good for health. People who drink wine moderately have lower rates of heart disease, cancer, strokes, hip fractures, and overall mortality. But a recent Danish study raises a...