Wild, I never knew about Post Wedding Depression: I've been in a funk ever since I got back from my honeymoon. I'm so happy to be married, but I was in such a flurry before the wedding, I feel like there is something missing. All I do is talk about my wedding to my friends and family. It must be so annoying since that was also all I did ... Read full entry

Depressions and economic downturns in science fiction movies and books: Unlike most politicians, science fiction tales offer a wide range of solutions to economic peril: everything from time-travel-enhanced investments to interstellar hypercapitalism. And yet at the heart of even the most Utopian solution to financial collapse there lurks a tale of human self-destructiveness, a not-so-buried wish to see the species destroyed or enslaved for its economic choices. Do our ... Read full entry

Would you be up to spending months, even years, aboard a relatively small space craft, possibly in Earth orbit, or on the Moon, without giving a thought to the foibles and the neuroses of those around you... or yourself? As missions get longer and astronauts are asked to do more, psychologists are looking at ways to help them cope with loneliness and interpersonal conflicts. At Beth Israel Deaconess in ... Read full entry

A collection of advisory videos offering tips for making it through the current economic slowdown. To be taken with a pinch of salt... if you can afford it, that is. It seems you can't turn on your television, listen to the radio, or read the newspaper these days without hearing some new story about another bank collapse or whole neighborhoods getting decimated by foreclosures. We hate to ruin your ... Read full entry

Housework helps combat anxiety and depression Scottish research shows that doing housework can play a part in reducing instances of anxiety and depression... Some 3200 respondents reported suffering from anxiety or depression, but those who regularly wielded the mop or the tennis racket were least likely to suffer, the researchers report. One 20-minute session of housework or walking reduced the risk of depression by up to 20 per cent. A sporting ... Read full entry