Compiled and Edited by Dr. Geraldine Merola Barton
Human Costs of Pain Pill Addiction Growing from Aetna Intelihealth Liars and Cheaters May Have Abnormal Brains . Abnormal brain structures in pathological liars and cheaters may serve to make them better at lying.Why Stress Slows Healing . Researchers may have solved the mystery of why wounds heal best when patients are stress-free.Infants' Pain May Cause Long Term Effects . Research with animals shows that pain experienced early in life can affect the development of the nervous system.Suppressing Emotion May Hurt Your Memory . When you hide your feelings during emotional stress, you may be interfering with your short-term memory.Where Are the Dads? A survey shows fathers are important, but too often missing, in the battle against teen drug abuse.Mother's Depression Affects Child's Behavior . A major new study adds to the evidence that maternal depression may have profound affects on children.According to the National Mental Health Association:
One in five children have a diagnosable emotional disorder.
One in ten adults and children have a serious disorder.
Over 19 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders.
Depression is the number three workplace problem, following family crises and stress.
Up to half of all visits to primary care physicians are due to conditions caused or aggravated by mental or emotional problems.
Only one-third of people with mental illness get treatment
Most get inappropriate treatment.