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
The authors of this overview of medical treatments of depression recommend close follow-up when therapy is initiated and dosages are adjusted, in part because of a possible increase in suicide risk. Medscape Medical News
Older depressed patients with diabetes who receive additional intervention for their depression are half as likely to die within 5 years as similar patients who are not provided intervention, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
