PTSD and Sept. 11

The events of Sept. 11 have caused great consternation, confusion, grief, and sadness

Monday, March 20, 2017 Follow Us         Featured Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and 9-11 The events of 9-11-01 have caused great consternation, confusion, grief, and sadness throughout our nation. It is probably still too soon to estimate the damage to the nation's... Read more ...  News U.S. Suicide Rates Rising Faster Outside Cities Although the U.S. suicide rate has been rising gradually since 2000, suicides in less urban areas are outpacing those in more urban areas, according to a new federal report... Read more ... Opioid Dependence Can Start in Just a Few Days Doctors who limit the supply of opioids they prescribe to three days or less may help patients avoid the dangers of dependence and addiction, a new study suggests. Among patients... Read more ... 'I Don't Know' May Be a Powerful Point of View Think you know it all? You may be headed down the road to narrow-mindedness and bad decisions, new research suggests. A Duke University team found that, conversely, 'intellectual... Read more ... Opioid Painkillers and Xanax or Valium a Deadly Mix: Study Mixing opioid painkillers with common anxiety and sleep medications is a prescription for a deadly overdose, a new U.S. study shows. Of all fatal overdoses from narcotic medications... Read more ... Health Tip: Promote Peace in a Shared Bedroom Kids who share a bedroom may bicker and fight, but parents can help promote a more peaceful co-existence. The National Sleep Foundation suggests... Read more ... Can Supplements Ward Off the 'Baby Blues'? After childbirth, many new moms experience the 'baby blues.' Now, researchers suggest that just three days of an experimental dietary supplementation may vanquish the temporary... Read more ... FROM OUR WEBMD SPONSORS     Digestive Discomfort Depression Center MedicineNet's Depression Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various depression topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects how one eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The main types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease). Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home ADVERTISEMENT