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The World

Do men really suffer from postpartum depression?

Health & Medicine

The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study stating that approximately ten percent of new dads experience postpartum depression. We speak with the author behind that study and a man who has experienced the condition.

Why One Iraq Veteran Supports Limited US Military Intervention in Syria

Conflict & Justice

Two Veterans Separated by 30 Years Come to Terms With PTSD

A Father’s Account Of His Late Son’s Battle With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Form of chronic, mild depresson often goes untreated

Health & Medicine

Mental disorders reclassified

Health & Medicine

Contentious debates have begun as the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” gets a new edition.

Creativity and madness

Environment

The myth and the truth behind great creativity and mental illness, and what research reveals about Virginia Woolf, Edvard Munch and others.

The World

Science Note: Monkey Mind Control

Scientists are using optogentics to control monkey’s eye movements, and potentially treat disorders like addiction and depression.

The Power of War Letters

The power of a letter to evoke emotion and experience far from place and time is one of the miracles of communication. We explored that on Veterans Day this year. First Marine Lieutenant Michael Scotti read a letter he wrote on March 29th, 2003 at the beginning of the Iraq war.   Takeaway listener Mary DeChillo […]

Addicted to the Internet? That May Soon Be a Psychological Disorder

Internet Use Disorder may soon be included in the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. According to the American Psychiatric Association, which is working on the  fifth  edition of the Manual, Internet Use Disorder will be included as a condition “recommended for further study.” Other  behaviors  also being considered for classification as disorders include hyper-sexual disorder, […]