Voices in the Family Archive

After the loss of a loved one, an accident, a major trauma, many people just want the life back that they had before tragedy struck. In t ...

Researchers have known for some time that there’s a link between heart disease and depression. But – if the depression is tre ...

Going to medical school is stressful – that’s not surprising But new research finds that the demands, cost, and competitive natur ...

Each year, close to 40,000 Americans die by suicide – and researchers are always looking for new ways to prevent these deaths. But – ...

New research led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich takes a closer look at the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on people ...

So often, the milestones of old age sneaks up on us. Even as we gain the advantage of experience, there are less comfortable changes to c ...

Surveys by the national sleep foundation find that between eleven and 23 percent of live-in couples sleep in separate beds. Does this mea ...

For years, we’ve heard that meditation is good for our bodies and minds – but scientific studies on the practice have been la ...

An influential government-appointed panel of health experts has specifically called for depression screenings for women during pregnancy ...

In this first of Dr. Dan’s Voices in the Family specials, he brings two young psychiatric residents together with their academic adviso ...

In light of recent terrorist violence and mass shootings, it sometimes seems scary to go to public places, or big gatherings. In their we ...

Does computer-based cognitive therapy work? Two studies involving a tool called “Mind Gym” found different results. In one st ...

It’s Thanksgiving week — and in between the football and turkey there’s the thanks. As many people have heard, this is the ...

There was a time if you said meditation it conjured up hippies, communes and a certain amount of stereo-typing. But thanks to our guest t ...

Anonymity has long been the staple of 12-step programs. But, lately there has been a trend toward self-disclosure especially by those in ...