Portland, Oregon has been recently declared the most depressed city in the country. BusinessWeek determined this based on "antidepressant sales, suicide rates, unemployment, divorce, and crappy weather." Philly didn't make the top 20 list. That's because we're too busy enjoying......

As reported by The New York Times, people with bipolar disorder have a higher risk of suffering from fatal illness according to a study (that reviewed 17 other studies involving more than 331,000 people) reported in the February issue of......

I could've been a statistic right here in this area. Philadelphia now boasts the sharpest increase in suicides in the country. Despite all the homicides in Philadelphia making the news, the 196 people who killed themselves in 2008 were quietly......

I came across an article in my Google Alerts titled, "Harvard study: Under-treatment of mental illness contributes to crime." Intrigued, I clicked on the link to read more of the article. Turns out the lede is: Two thirds of prisoners......

ReadWriteWeb reports Stony Brook University researchers discovered too much exposure to "texting, instant messaging, and social networking" can make teenage girls more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. This landmark discovery sampled a whopping 83 teenage girls. The results......

I decided to publish a "Loose Screws Mental Health News" post even though I said a few weeks back I wouldn't do it anymore. Eh, can I change my mind? "Yes I can." :) According to the Journal of Psychiatric......

For the past 2+ years, I've had a feature called Loose Screws Mental Health News (LSMHN) in which I compiled various news and events relating to mental health and provided my take on it. Since I'm working on a professional......