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• Did This Woman Commit Suicide Because She Couldn't Breastfeed?

  MomLogic points us to a sad story from the Daily Mail. Katy Isden, a British woman who lived in New York City, committed suicide last year. The police report says that she depressed because she was having difficulty breastfeeding her child. Read More... Posted May 07 2009, 01:37 PM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: depression, breastfeeding, post partum depression, breast is best, breast feeding, post partum, Brett Singer, la leche, lactation consultant, nipple nazis, breastfed, breast feed, breastfeed, breast fed, woman commits suicide because she had trouble breastfeeding, depressed, pressure to breastfeed

• Depressed Dads More Likely to Have Depressed Kids

  Traditionally, research about the link between a caretaker’s and a child’s mental health has focused on mothers. But a team of researchers has officially shown that it ain’t just the womenfolk who screw up their kids. Read More... Posted May 04 2009, 07:20 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: children, parents, mental health, fathers, depression, anxiety, alcoholism

• Why Hide Miscarriage?

  Today on Babble: "Why Hide Miscarriage?" by Christine Chitnis. I told everyone about my pregnancy in the first trimester -- and when we lost the baby, I was glad everyone knew.  Read it here.  Posted Apr 30 2009, 04:14 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, depression, miscarriage, first trimester, today on babble

• They Say: Because You're Crazy, Your Kids Eat Like Crap

  Moms, it's all your fault. (Oh, but you knew that already!) "What now?" you ask. Your personality. It's influencing the way your kids eat. Results of a study in Norway suggest that mothers with more negative thoughts and feelings are more likely to give their kids unhealthy food. This is the first study to look at children's diets and mothers' psychological and socioeconomic variables. Ugh. (Hey, kid, wanna Cheeto?) From Science Daily:   Read More... Posted Apr 09 2009, 05:53 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: depression, Science Daily, cheetos, they say, healthy eaters, angelina jolielie, it's all mom's fault, snickers, negative emotions

• Sylvia Plath's Son Takes His Own Life: Is Suicide Hereditary?

  News came this week (though it happened last week) of the suicide of Nicholas Hughes, son of famed poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. According to Frieda Hughes, the couple's surviving daughter, her brother, who was 47 and a professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, had been battling depresion for some time. But although his suicide may not have come as a shock to those who knew him and his personal sadness, it reverberated with a sickening familiarity when heard by those familiar with his parents' lives -- and it raises questions pyschologists and researchers are still trying to answer, including the big one: is suicide a hereditary act? Read More... Posted Mar 25 2009, 10:01 AM by Kate Tuttle with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: depression, heredity, suicide, mental illness, sylvia plath, nicholas hughes, ted hughes, frieda hughes

• Congress Looks at Postpartum Depression Support

  Unless you're Tom Cruise, you probably have some sense that postpartum depression is very real and moms could use a heck of a lot more support.  A bill winding its way through both houses of Congress could finally make postpartum depression awareness a priority in the country, along with making it easier for mothers to apply for and access treatment. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2009, 05:37 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: infant, newborn, depression, post partum depression, PPD, congress, new parents, Jeanne Sager, senate, House of Representatives, new mothers, Melane Blocker Stokes Act

• Man Kills Family, Self, After Layoffs

  When Ervin Antonio Lupoe and his wife Ana both lost their jobs at the Kaiser Permanene Hospital in West L.A., fears of economic catastrophe seem to have touched off whatever other demons inhabited Lupoe's mind. After shooting his wife and their five children, Lupoe called 911 to report their deaths and faxed a letter to a Los Angeles TV station before killing himself. Police who entered the home later said it was one of the worst things they'd ever seen.   Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 05:01 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: depression, recession, layoffs, economic crash, lupoe

• Alternative Medicine Can Help Kids Too

  Generally I am kind of wishy-washy on alternative medicine – I am not one of those people who believe everything they read on the internet and are washing down colloidal minerals with an acai-pomegranate cocktail. But I do take fish oil every day and have used both valerian and St John’s wort to good effect. I thought this story on CNN discussing the best alternative medicine for kids was interesting. It suggests thing that might help and won’t hurt, like Read More... Posted Jan 09 2009, 12:02 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: depression, eczema, asthma, fish oil, alternative medicine, chamomile, probiotics, herbal medicine, St. John’s wort

• They Say: Shunning Gay Kids Bad for Their Health

  Gee, who would have ever thought a kid being told they're just not good enough could be bad for their kids? Apparently researchers at the César E. Chávez Institute at San Francisco State University. They actually took money and did a full-fledged study to figure out gay kids are at higher risk for a number of health problems if they're shunned by their families. Ya think?  What ever happened to funding studies that do things like - oh I don't know - find a cure for children's cancer?  Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 11:36 AM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: teens, depression, lesbian, gay, study, gay kids, drug use, suicide, rejection, Jeanne Sager, they say, family relationships

• Morning News: The President-Elect is a Secret Smoker

  On Meet the Press yesterday, Tom Brokaw dragged it out of the president-elect: yes, Barack Obama still smokes.  So what's the big deal? He obviously keeps it out of the limelight. Well, the White House is a smoke-free zone. He'll have to go to some lengths to light up and not break the rules. Obama assured Brokaw (very end of the transcript and video) that he wouldn't. He also said he hasn't given up on giving up and that, under the circumstances, he's done well with cutting back. We think it's totally better to be a closet smoker than, say ...   Read More... Posted Dec 08 2008, 09:00 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: depression, economy, Iowa, recession, quitting smoking, hillary clinton interview on fox, recycling mistakes, same sex marriage, Jon Favreau, morning news, daily palin, obama citizenship challenged, no smoking in the white house

• Five Movies You Shouldn't Watch While Pregnant

  Some women will tell you pregnancy was the best time of their lives. I'm not one of them, but hey, good for those skin glowing, energy flowing, cankle-free ladies. I still have one very big thing in common with most of them - I wanted to know all I could about the next step. So I did what any good '80s kid would. I went to today's version of the video store and started checking out movies. To save you the sobbing and more than you'll ever want to know about urinary incontinence during pregnancy, here are the movies you SHOULDN'T be renting in your condition: Read More... Posted Oct 28 2008, 12:58 PM by JeanneSager with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: Movies, pregnancy, depression, DVDs, scary movies, Jeanne Sager, Nine Months, top five, Terms of Endearment, movies not to watch while pregnant

• They Say: Depression Can Lead to Premature Birth

  Depressed and pregnant? Here's something else to be depressed about. A study in the Journal of Human Reproduction shows you're more likely to deliver prematurely. Read More... Posted Oct 24 2008, 01:59 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: depression, premature birth, anti-depressants, Jeanne Sager, they say, premie, SSRIs, depression in pregnancy, journal of human reproduction

• Teenager Arrested For Kiddie Porn - The Pictures Were of Herself

  I'm not up on all the legalities behind child pornography arrests, I'll admit it. I've never had to know. But last time I checked, a child has to have been somehow objectified, right? So how does a 15-year-old teen girl taking nudie pics of herself and sending them to her classmates qualify? I'd be calling in counselors for the teenager. Instead, Central Ohio school officials called in the police. Now the teen has been charged with illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material (a felony) and possession of criminal tools. That's right, she used herself. And then she possessed the evidence of it! Not only that, the high schoolers who received the pictures may face charges too! Because, well, they possess child porn too! Read More... Posted Oct 09 2008, 02:59 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: depression, foster care, punishment, Jeanne Sager, eating disorder, foster child, teen arrested

• A Tragic Secret Revealed About 'Anne' Author

  Well this is just plain sad: The granddaughter of L.M. Montgomery, beloved author of the Anne Of Green Gables books revealed recently to the Toronto Globe and Mail that her grandmother’s death at the age of 67 was in fact suicide via a drug overdose. Montgomery had apparently suffered from deep feelings of anxiety and dread and felt isolated and sad for much of her life. None of this was a secret to her descendents, or to scholars who have written biographies of Montgomery or studied her work. Kate MacDonald Butler told the Globe and Mail that she and her family decided to come forward because of a series on the Canadian mental health system the paper did this year, and also the renewed attention to Montgomery on the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables’ publication. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 09:59 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: mental health, depression, Canada, anxiety, suicide, sadness, L.M. Montgomery, Anne Of Green Gables, Toronto Globe and Mail

• Bipolar Disorder: A Family Secret

  What would you do if your 10-year-old daughter said to you, “I can’t take it anymore. I don’t want to be me. I don’t want to feel anymore. Why aren’t you doing anything about this?” Or if your normally loving son threatened to slit you open with a knife? Naturally, you would want to do anything in your power to make your children better, but what if that meant giving your six-year-old lithium? Or sending your 10-year-old away to a therapeutic residential school? In deference to the many parents who face these challenges day after day, I highly recommend Jennifer Egan’s piece on bipolar disorder in children. She traces several families’ struggles to cope with children who rage against the world from the time that they can talk, and offers a comprehensive portrait of the uncertainties surrounding bipolar diagnoses in kids. Read More... Posted Sep 13 2008, 04:55 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: children, depression, drugs, diagnosis, ADHD, behavior problems, treatment, mental illness, side effects, bipolar, temper tantrums, puzzle, manic depressive, lithium, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, jennifer egan, psychiatrist, mania, manic depression, antipsychotic drugs, bipolar disorder, child psychiatrist, irritable, the bipolar child

• Girl Talk May Fuel Anxiety

  Naturally you want your children to have close friends, people they can trust to help them navigate social and emotional concerns. But there may be such a thing as too much talking. Psychologists call it “co-rumination:” the tendency to dwell on a personal problem with a friend, seeking empathy and validation. Anyone who’s responsible for paying a teenage girl's phone bill is probably more than a little familiar with this type of conversation: do you think he likes me? Is so-and-so mad at me? Should I break up with him? Read More... Posted Sep 12 2008, 04:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: parents, teenagers, depression, cell phones, Facebook, MySpace, high school, girls, research, boys, studies, self-esteem, anxiety, advice, gossip, best friends, friends, problems, emotions, email, peers, female friendships, phone, boyfriends, girl talk fuels anxiety, emotional conversations, girl talk, validation, social problems, obessing, co-rumination, chatting, too much talking, feelings, worries

• Depressed Mother. Nothing To See. Move Along.

  So here's the happy ending: Eventually, this depressed mom of a nine-month old was found on Baltimore's Skid Row and returned to safety in Rhode Island. Unfortunately, the rest of the story will make you want to bite someone. Read More... Posted Aug 05 2008, 09:00 AM by Adrienne Martini with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: news, depression, PPD, rhode island, media, Baltimore, Katie Corcoran

• They Say: Depression Is Merely a Failure to Count Your Blessings

  James Gordon, the author of Unstuck: Your Guide for the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression, can bite me. Oprah Magazine's Cathryn Jakobson Ramin can also bite me. Read More... Posted Jul 25 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: depression, PPD, judith warner, they say, Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, Terese Borchard, James Gordon

• Is Mental Retardation Reversible?

  Revolutionary new studies have shown that learning delays caused by four common conditions can be totally reversed - but at this point, only in mice.  Still, if you know someone suffering from tubeous sclerosis complex (TSC), neurofibromatosis, fragile X or Down Syndrome, then the news looks very promising. Read More... Posted Jul 09 2008, 08:36 AM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: depression, down syndrome, learning disabilities, ADHD, schizophrenia, neurofibromatosis, fragile X, TSC, rapamycin, mental retardation

• MySpace Hoax Mom Indicted

  Remember Lori Drew? How about Megan Meier? Megan, a thirteen-year-old, hung herself after her MySpace boyfriend, Josh, cruelly dumped her. This itself would be bad enough, but the real ugly part is that Josh didn't exist. He was the creation of Lori Drew, who was Megan's neighbor and the mother of a girl Megan was once friends with. Drew, with the aid of a nineteen-year-old employee of hers, created Josh, maintained a relationship with Megan, laughed abut it and let her daughter and daughter's friend in on the joke, and then had "Josh" tell Megan the world would be better off without her.  Since being a phenomenally evil creep isn't a crime, investigators didn't charge Drew in the case. But now a federal grand jury has indicted her on... Read More... Posted May 16 2008, 01:27 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: mother, teenagers, law, depression, internet, MySpace, crime, fraud, suicide, megan meier, hoax, lori drew, teen, adolescents, court, jury

• Teen Misery and Marijuana Use

  It turns out toking does NOT make depressed teenagers feel better. This is according to a recent White House report, which found that teens who report being depressed are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as those who do not report symptoms of depression, and those who smoke pot at least once a month over a yearlong period are three times more likely to report suicidal thoughts as those who abstain. Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 09:20 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: teenagers, mental health, depression, high school, drug use, marijuana, smoking pot, teen depression, mental health disorders, white house report

• Depressed Dads More Likely to Have Troubled Children

  A new study from the University of Bristol’s Children of the 90s project indicates that postnatal depression in fathers is clearly linked to behavioral problems in their children. The downside is, worrying that your unhappiness is going to turn your kid into a criminal is not likely to ease your unhappiness. The upside is, the study aims to raise awareness about the need to recognize and treat paternal postnatal depression.   The study of 14,000 families found that the children of depressed fathers are twice as likely as those without depressed fathers to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder—such as hyperactivity or antisocial behavior—by the age of eight. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 07:46 AM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: fathers, depression, gwyneth paltrow, postpartum depression, hyperactivity, university of bristol, children of the 90s project, postnatal depression, behaviorial problems, depressed dads, psychiatric disorders, gender roles in parenting, paternal postnatal depression, socializing

• Weekly Check-Up: Your Stress Makes Your Kid Sick

  Feeling anxious and depressed? Well, now you have one more thing to angst about, because a new study suggests parental emotional stress can make kids more vulnerable to illness. Like it is enough that stress makes you more likely to get sick, now your children have to be felled by the latest bug as well. I totally knew that stomach flu my kid got was my fault, I just hadn't figured out how I caused it yet. Researchers based the finding on both... Read More... Posted Mar 20 2008, 02:32 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: parenting, health, research study, fathers, mothers, depression, stress, illness, weekly check up, immune system, flu, report, sick, cold

• When the Baby Doesn't Have You at Hello

  Writer Helen Walsh bravely shares her experiences as a first-time mum in this essay (warning: it's on the longish side) in the UK's Guardian newspaper. Among other things, Walsh says she sometimes felt suicidal in the difficult weeks after giving birth to her son, and that the support of doctors and other women didn't fully ease the pain. "There seems to be a collective code of silence governing those first few months of motherhood," she writes. "Maybe it is born of a time-cherished will to preserve the magical aura of new birth for all expectant mothers. Or maybe it's simply too horrid to acknowledge - the idea that we might not fall head over heels in love with our newborn is plain unthinkable. As a mother, I now know why those women abandon their babies in church yards and hospital toilets." A few points about this provocative piece... Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 02:32 PM by Jen Chaney with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: depression, Baby blues, first-time moms, Morrissey

• 17th Teen Kills Self In Town With Multiple Suicides

  A town in Wales is reeling from a wave of teen suicides, and when a 16-year-old girl was found hanging in the woods this week, the total deaths reached 17 in a little over one year. Some media reports have speculated on a possible internet suicide pact among teens in the area, but the police say there is no evidence of this or of any possible criminal causes of the deaths. While many of the victims did use a social networking site, the authorities say this played no part in the deaths, and argue against the more sensational media coverage. The parents of a 15-year-old boy in the same area who killed himself last week ask for more media restraint, and say "their son may have been influenced by media reports they believe glamorized earlier suicides." Is there an internet connection between the teens who took their own lives?  Read More... Posted Feb 20 2008, 02:33 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: teens, mental health, depression, internet, media, social networking, suicide, adolescents, reports, wales, parents of teens, cluster