10 Million Americans Suffer From Mental Illness

A similar number have considered suicide during the past year

Wednesday, June 14, 2017         Featured Nearly 10 Million U.S. Adults Suffer From Mental Illness Nearly 10 million American adults have a serious mental illness, and a similar number have considered suicide during the past year, according to a new government... Read more ...  News Congress Should Remove Protections for Medical Marijuana, Sessions Says U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants Congress to scrap federal medical marijuana protections implemented in 2014, according to a letter made public Monday... Read more ... Tennessee Prosecutors Sue Opioid Painkiller Makers A lawsuit against three pharmaceutical companies that make opioid painkillers was filed Tuesday by three Tennessee prosecutors. The legal action was launched by the district... Read more ... Bed Partner Often Fuels Loved One's Insomnia If your bed partner routinely struggles to fall asleep, you probably have some well-meaning advice. But it may be best to keep it to yourself. Australian sleep specialists found that... Read more ... Opioids Over-Prescribed After C-Sections: Studies Women are routinely prescribed more opioid painkillers than they need after Cesarean sections, creating a high risk for misuse, a trio of new studies suggests. C-sections are the... Read more ... FROM OUR WEBMD SPONSORS     Back Pain? 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