Psychology & Psychiatry

Moral injury among the issues facing combat veterans

With suicide rates among veterans on the rise, another problem facing veterans also is capturing the public's attention. Service members suffering from moral injury are feeling profound guilt and shame for things they may ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Vets' PTSD affects mental and physical health of partners

A study from the University of Utah sheds new light on the health risks faced not only by military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but by their partners as well. Results of the study will be presented ...

Cardiology

Post-op mortality up for elderly with pre-heart op anxiety

(HealthDay)—Few elderly patients about to undergo cardiac surgery experience high levels of anxiety, but for those who do, there is a five-fold higher risk of postoperative major morbidity or mortality, according to research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Bisexual men on the 'down low' run risk for poor mental health

Bisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

First study of new treatment for early stage bipolar disorder

(Medical Xpress)—A North West clinical trial of people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for less than five years will be the first study of its kind to shed light on how new treatments could be more effective ...

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