Tag: Mental

Peacekeepers, Relief Workers Show no Indications of Mental Illness

by Joseph Acosta | Dec 14, 2011 | Environment | 0 |

Despite similar traumatic exposures, peacekeepers and relief workers do not show the same mental health effects as combat veterans, reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine of the...

Poor Mental Health before Pregnancy Increases Risks of Complications

by Joseph Acosta | Dec 6, 2011 | Health | 0 |

Poor mental health before pregnancy predicts which pregnant women are most likely to have a pregnancy complication and give birth to a low birth-weight baby, a new nationwide survey reveals. Pregnancy complications occur in more...