Alcohol consumption could affect the overall health and well-being of people in less advantaged living arrangements. Who is most vulnerable to unhealthy alcohol use? What are the contributing factors? Alcohol and Alcoholism
Challenges in providing mental healthcare to college students as well as a pilot suicide-prevention project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were discussed in a recent symposium. Medscape Medical News
Psychosomatic medicine, formally known as consultation-liaison psychiatry, is a formal subspecialty within psychiatry. What are the current issues in psychosomatic medicine? Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Factors that place overweight children "at-risk" for low self-esteem include early adolescence, female gender, and identification with majority cultural standards of body shape. Journal of Pediatric Psychology
This study examines the influence of chronic malnutrition in patients with anorexia nervosa on endocrine function of adipose tissue on both circulating and subcutaneous fat mRNA expression level. Clinical Endocrinology
