Tips to prevent stress reactions; Study of ketamine for depression still not conclusive; Post-partum depression in mothers of preemies; Low levels of certain hormone in 2nd trimester linked to post-partum depression.

05/03/17 Topic: Grandmother's Smoking Risk Factor for Autistic Grandchildren

May 11th, 2017 58m 53s

Stigma, ignorance about mental health; Mental illness doesn't effect bariatric surgery; Autism in girls linked to maternal grandmother's smoking in pregnancy; Medication for smoking cessation not used enough; Anxiety increases alcohol cravings;

04/26/17 Topic: Music Has Powerful and Visible Effects on the Brain

Apr 29th, 2017 57m 21s

Your brain on your favorite song; Health benefits of gratitude; Spiritual Retreats bring about brain changes; Childhood bullying leads to adulthood diseases; Stopping ruminative thoughts to treat depression; Deep sleep lacking but needed in eld

04/19/17 Topic: Antidepressants in Pregnancy Don't Cause Autism or ADHD

Apr 22nd, 2017 59m 9s

Reassuring news about antidepressant use in pregnancy; Guidelines published for Ketamine use in Depression; LSD studied as possible treatment for depression, anxiety; Mindfulness group therapy as good as individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

04/05/17 Topic: World Happiness Report Not Good News for US

Apr 10th, 2017 57m 50s

US dropping in world happiness rankings; Climate change toll on mental health; Brain scans choose medication or therapy for depression; Method predicts bipolar patients' response to Lithium; Substance abuse increases suicide risk in veterans, e

03/29/17 Marijuana Increases Risk of Stroke, Heart Failure

Apr 10th, 2017 59m 48s

Marijuana harms cardiovascular health; Women more harmed by life stressors; Eating vegetables lowers stress; Violent video games don't lower empathy; Tea drinking may protect elderly from dementia.

03/08/17 Topic: Autism Myths Exploded by New Data

Mar 18th, 2017 58m 30s

Herpes infections raise Autism risk; MRI's in infants predict Autism; Yoga helps relieve depression; Creativity linked to brain connections; Poverty, homicides raise depression in elderly; Postpartum anxiety, depression different than other dis

03/01/17 News Has Us All More Stressed

Mar 9th, 2017 58m 30s

Political news adding to our stress; Brain differences in ADHD; Genetic risk in ADHD; Married people have lower levels of stress hormone; Bracelet for treatment of Trichotillomania.

02/15/17 Topic: Showing Your Spouse Love Will Help Their Depression

Mar 8th, 2017 59m 58s

Show love to depressed partner; Headline stress effects couples; Mediterranean diet may help ADHD; Exercise prevents depression in kids; Caregivers at risk of anxiety, depression; Post-partum depression risk from Gestational Diabetes; Maternal

02/08/17 Topic: New Year's Resolutions Thwarted By Those Around Us

Mar 8th, 2017 56m 17s

Interpersonal effects on weight loss; Apps for depression, anxiety; Meditation, music, help reverse memory loss; Genetics of emotional responses to sounds; Misophonia results from abnormal brain connections; Depression, anxiety increase mortali

01/25/17 Health Effects of Marijuana

Feb 17th, 2017 57m 28s

Federal panel's report on pot's health effects; Stress, psychosis risk in immigrants; Brain protein linked to trauma's effects; Sleep helps process trauma; Seeing others' trauma effects brain; Work stress in men linked to cancer.

01/18/17 Topic: Pipeline for New Antidepressants Runs Dry

Feb 2nd, 2017 58m 4s

Why no new antidepressants for 10 years; Brain link between stress and heart disease, stroke; College student mental health; Biomarker for depression in pregnancy; Alcohol abuse in older adults; Schizophrenia increases diabetes risk.

01/11/17 Topic: Airport Shooter Exposes Mental Health System Failures

Jan 26th, 2017 57m 40s

Atlanta site of new VA crisis call center; Pot-schizophrenia link confirmed; Hopkins researcher promotes psilocybin use; Links between violence, mental illness; Mediterranean diet slows brain shrinkage

01/04/17 Topic: Political Beliefs Hard-Wired in the Brain

Jan 18th, 2017 47m 48s

Brain circuits active if political beliefs challenged; 1 in 6 US adults have had Psych. meds.; Pot won't help anxiety or depression; More pregnant women smoking pot; Brain changes during pregnancy; Lutein helps brain health and intelligence in

12/14/16 Topic: Remembering False Events, Forgetting Traumatic Ones

Dec 19th, 2016 58m 46s

Fake events remembered as real; Brain protects us from trauma memories; Aerobic exercise increases brain volume; Magic mushrooms for cancer patients' anxiety, depression; Genes related to personality traits.

12/07/16 Topic: Brain Reward Circuits Activated by Spiritual Experiences

Dec 9th, 2016 58m 20s

Religious experiences activate reward brain circuits; Genetic cause of Autism; Yogic breathing helps Major Depression; Tai Chi helps vets with PTSD; Music training improves brain connections; Reconditioning brain to overcome fear.

11/30/16 Topic: New Therapies for Vets with PTSD

Dec 5th, 2016 58m 1s

Diving in GA Aquarium helps vets with PTSD; New individual cognitive therapy for PTSD; Social media envy, low self-esteem, bad financial choices; Physical illnesses from depression, anxiety; Maternal depression adversely affects children's brai

11/23/16 Topic: Stress Affects Saving and Spending Habits

Nov 29th, 2016 58m

Stress affects purchases; Distraction helps aging brain; Alzheimer's pathology despite superior memory; Teenage binge drinking and future offspring; Gut bacteria show effects of maternal stress on children; Brain area for placebo pain relief fo

11/16/16 Topic: Being Fit Protects Against Workplace Stress

Nov 18th, 2016 58m 8s

Exercise prevents illnesses from work stress; Miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies cause PTSD; Arthritis drug boosts effects of antidepressants; Probiotics improve cognition in Alzheimer's patients.

11/09/16 Topic: Marijuana Legalization Linked to Drugged Driving Deaths

Nov 11th, 2016 58m 6s

Sunshine important to mental health; Small lies lead to bigger ones, with greater ease; Increased drugged driving deaths, economic and legal consequences of marijuana legalization; Brain training games don't improve memory generally.

11/02/16 Topic: Brain Changes Without Concussions in Soccer, Football

Nov 7th, 2016 58m 49s

Meditation works even if not "mindful;" Heading the soccer ball and youth football causes brain changes; New brain theory of PTSD; Depression and lung cancer survival; Mental health issues effect future of US healthcare.

10/26/16 Topic: ADHD Facts and Fictions

Oct 28th, 2016 58m 10s

Myths about ADHD exploded; ADHD symptoms in adulthood; Higher vitamin D in pregnancy may prevent ADHD in kids; MDs' diagnostic skills far better then web or apps; Knowingly taking placebos for pain still works.

10/19/16 Topic: Coping With Stress Caused By The Election

Oct 24th, 2016 56m 47s

Those stressed out by election should tune out, try yoga; US ranks in top 10 for empathy; Early marijuana use impairs brain, lowers IQ; Ramifications of peer victimization for children, adolescents.

10/05/16 Topic: Ketamine Should Not Be Used To Treat Depression

Oct 11th, 2016 58m 53s

Alcohol produces brain changes similar to Ketamine in depressed patients; Having a happy spouse improves your health; Detecting emotions with wireless signals; Loneliness is at least partially a heritable, genetic trait.

09/28/16 Topic: Environment and Job Status Impact Antidepressant Response

Sep 30th, 2016 56m 45s

Adverse environment negates antidepressant response; Job status and depression treatment response; Helping depressed smokers quit; Financial traders good at following "gut feelings;" Exercise relieves depression, anxiety in COPD patients.