Work by researchers at the University of Chicago shows how a parent’s unemployment can have a large effect on a child’s success in school and even in later life. The summary in Science Daily also lists a series of publications by these same researchers that is worth pursuing. The Great Recession could reduce school achievement [...]
A new study printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association says widely-prescribed anti-psychotic drugs are no better than placebos at dealing with PTSD in veterans. Further, these drugs are the second line of defense for patients prescribed anti-depressants, which also are ineffective. Any bets on whether this means physicians will stop prescribing them? [...]