Fathers 'just as likely to suffer postnatal depression'

The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, found 9.7 per cent of fathers suffer postnatal depression in the first year of their child's life compared with 9.4 per cent for mothers.Younger fathers are particularly vulnerable, with those aged under 30 facing a 40 per cent increased likelihood of developing depression,  writes Jonathan Pearlman in The Telegraph.

27th April 2012

Being an optimist 'may protect against heart problems'

Being cheerful may protect against heart problems, say US experts. Happy, optimistic people have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke, a Harvard School of Public Health review of more than 200 studies - reported in Psychological Bulletin writes Michelle Roberts on the BBC website. 

20th April 2012

Newer antidepressants ‘raise bleeding risk’

US researchers say GPs should consider carefully the increased risk of bleeding and stroke with newer antidepressants before prescribing them in a PULSE article.

Dying 20 Years Too Soon

People with mental illness die 20 years younger than average, often from preventable physical conditions - but it doesn't have be that way. Writes Mark Davies, Director of Communications for the charity Rethink Mental Illness in The Huffington Post.