Health Dec 24 What psychiatrists have to say about holiday blues By Arash Javanbakht and Linda Saab, The Conversation
Health Sep 18 Watch 13:05 Can technology help predict who will attempt suicide? Suicide is now the nation's tenth-leading cause of death, and the second-leading cause of death for Americans aged 15-34 years old. Top suicide researchers are developing new technological tools to help predict who is most at risk and save lives. By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman
Health Jul 15 Psychotherapists gravitate toward patients who can pay A lot of psychotherapists who were trained to work in the public sector saw a better financial opportunity and jumped ship. By April Dembosky, KQED
Nation Apr 18 Watch 3:09 Why are psychiatrists turning away patients who can’t pay cash? Fewer and fewer psychiatrists are accepting patients who use either private insurance or Medicare rather than cash to pay for sessions. That means low-income people often can't get proper psychiatric care, a development that can have tragic consequences. Bloomberg's Shannon… By PBS News Hour
Science Sep 25 Dissolving part of the brain for a clearer look at its wiring A new process developed at Stanford University lets scientists see inside the brain, using computer programs to fly in between neurons. It's the first high resolution picture of the brain's wiring, which could lead to cures for anxiety, depression and… By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
Jan 17 Watch In Preventing Violence, ‘Very Hard to Identify’ Individuals Who Need Help Most In Preventing Violence, 'Very Hard to Indentify' Individuals Who Need Help Most… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Psychiatrists Propose Revisions to Diagnosis Manual Health experts are taking a fresh look at how some mental illnesses are diagnosed. Planned revisions to the field of psychiatry's primary manual would be the first in a decade. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Psychiatric Demands Jump as India Battles Mental Illness Mark Scheffler of GlobalPost looks at the ailing profession of psychiatry in India, where only a handful of doctors are equipped to handle the increasing demands of mental health there. Continue watching
Nov 12 Hasan Charged With 13 Counts of Murder The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at the Fort Hood with premeditated murder, an Army spokesman said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Troops’ ‘Avalanche of Needs’ in Treating Traumatic Stress Judy Woodruff speaks with a pair of experts about how the military helps treat soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching