Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from November 2005

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from November 2005

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Part II.
November 1, 2005... Treating the symptoms and studying the brain. A diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be delayed for years because a person with the disorder suffers from shame or obsessional doubt or is reluctant to undertake anything new....

The prevalence and treatment of mental illness today.
November 1, 2005... The first large survey of mental illness and its treatment in the United States since the early 1990s shows that almost half of adult Americans at some time, and nearly a quarter in any given year, have had a psychiatric disorder. More of them...

In brief; Is the rate of autism rising?
November 1, 2005... If you consider only certain statistics, you might conclude that children in advanced industrial societies are suffering from an epidemic of autism. Figures published by the U.S. Department of Education and based on the number of children...

In brief; Childhood trauma is taken to heart.
November 1, 2005... Child abuse and traumatic experiences in early life raise the risk of heart disease many years later, according to a study reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Kaiser Permanente, the largest health maintenance...

In brief; DHEA for depression.
November 1, 2005... DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is best known as a "natural" substance taken by some major-league ballplayers. It's a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands and converted by the body to male and female hormones. Although not, strictly speaking, a...

Questions & Answers; What is Type D personality?
November 1, 2005... Q. What is Type D personality? A. Chronic anger and hostility, or any acute stress, can kick the legs out from under the table of cardiovascular health. People who fall into a sour mood after a heart attack fare worse. Chronic mental strain...