Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from September 2008

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from September 2008

School-based safety interventions.(Report)
September 1, 2008... School-based safety interventions Identifying children and teens at risk for depression or violence. Since the 1990s, schools have implemented a number of different programs aimed at preventing suicide and violence in children and...

Helping psychiatric patients to stop smoking.(Report)
September 1, 2008... Helping psychiatric patients to stop smoking Intensive treatment strategies are necessary, and relapses are common. Nearly half of the cigarettes sold in the United States are bought by people with some type of mental illness,...

The "forgotten bereaved".(Report)
September 1, 2008... The "forgotten bereaved" Grief over losing an adult sibling may go unacknowledged. Although more than four million U.S. adults lose a brother or sister each year, a dearth of information exists about the psychological effects this loss...

In Brief: Bright lights may improve dementia symptoms.(Report)
September 1, 2008... In Brief Bright lights may improve dementia symptoms Elderly patients with dementia not only experience deterioration in their ability to think and reason, but also suffer from disturbances in mood, behavior, sleep, and overall ability...

In Brief: Money can buy happiness - if you give it away.
September 1, 2008... In Brief Money can buy happiness * if you give it away Here's a finding that may be surprising: Spending money on others makes people happier than spending it on themselves. That was the conclusion of researchers at the University of...

Commentary: Social networks and memory function.(Report)
September 1, 2008... Commentary Social networks and memory function A pair of articles published in the American Journal of Public Health in July 2008 suggest that social connections can reduce the chances of developing dementia. Prior research has...