Multiple news outlets reported one big story this week from a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Oregon researchers found that studies given to the FDA that questioned the effectiveness of antidepressants had largely gone unpublished in reputable medical journals, which may have caused doctors to overestimate the drugs’ benefits and prescribe […]

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Therese Borchard at Beyond Blue passes along an interesting article about British women writing about their experiences with depression.
The writers in question seem to be a little older than this blog’s target audience, but my generation can likely relate to their feelings, described by Stephanie Merritt:
Common to all our stories is the refrain that we […]

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Common symptoms of clinical depression include sleep problems, persistent sadness and fatigue.
But could wearing too much perfume also be an indicator that something is wrong?
It sounds strange, but researchers at Tel Aviv University say depression in women may be linked to problems with the sense of smell, causing women to overcompensate.
A damaged sense of smell […]

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Massachusetts recently required doctors to screen all children and young adults on Medicaid (the state-federal health-insurance program for low-income people) for mental illness.
At least one columnist supports the move.
The piece mainly focuses on children, but Saulnier’s common-sense insight is also valuable to young adults being diagnosed with mental illness for the first time.
Children and families […]

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My goal for this blog is to provide adults ages 18-35 with news on mental health treatments and related issues that can help them help themselves, their friends and family.
I’m not a doctor, so this isn’t intended to provide medical advice, but I hope it will give people some new things to think about and […]

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- Jerod Poore shares his firsthand experience at Crazy Meds, “your one-stop information portal for the mentally interesting.”
The site hosts a discussion board and information on tons of medications, with some (slightly offensive) humor thrown in.
- Therese J. Borchard blogs about spirituality, religion and mental health at Beyond Blue. Some news nuggets are interspersed with […]

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- ScienceDaily: Depression News
- PsycPort, from the American Psychological Assocation
- WebMD Mental Health Center
- HealthyMinds, also from the APA
- National Institute of Mental Health (government agency)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- World of Psychology blog by Dr. John M. Grohol.
- Behind Happy Faces blog by Ross Szabo

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Some issues relating to mental health in young adults (for our purposes, ages 18-35):
1) Health care in the United States is expensive, and mental health services are no exception — especially for those without insurance.
Some twentysomethings who finish college, can no longer be covered on their parents’ plan and can’t find a job with […]

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