Voices in the Family

As the population ages, more and more people want to stay in their own home as opposed to transitioning to a nursing home facility. There is a great need for professional home care workers— it’s one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. But there are a few problems.

Research points to a weapon in the fight against depression that may sound counterintuitive: Sleep deprivation.

A combination of older and newer treatments had the best results for patients in a recent study on anxiety. Researchers at a German university tested the effectiveness of different approaches to help people who had a debilitating fear of heights.

Many women who have post-partum depression don't talk about their condition - and don't ask for help. That's according to new research.

About one in eight couples have trouble getting pregnant - and many end up pursuing fertility treatments. The process can be emotionally exhausting – or even traumatizing.

When you're feeling grumpy, or irritated, or sad - the best remedy might be to embrace those negative feelings - that's according to new research. In their weekly conversation, WHYY's Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the findings.

Being judged for your weight in a doctor's office can have serious side effects. That's according to a new review of research on the treatment of obese people in medical settings.

With the country in the midst of an addiction crisis, health care providers are looking for new ways to treat their patients' pain without prescribing heavy-duty opioids. That's especially true for patients with chronic pain.

When a friend, a neighbor or co-worker is dealing with cancer - most of us want to chime in - with messages of support, or empathy. But what we end up saying sometimes isn’t very helpful

At some point or another we all confront some sort of pain. Pain is necessary. We need it to alert us that something is wrong, but when acute pain turns to chronic pain, everything changes. So we need the pain, but not so much of it. That’s the territory Dr Dan Gottlieb explores in this Voices in the Family special.

Millions of Americans suffer with depression - and traditional medications used to treat the illness are expensive, and can have a lot of side effects. New research from the University of Vermont shows that over-the-counter magnesium could be effective to treat mild to moderate depression.

Sex and aging remains an uncomfortable topic for many people. But, a new study finds that your sex life is impacted by how old you feel, more so than by how old you actually are. In their weekly conversation, psychologist Dan Gottlieb and WHYY's Maiken Scott discuss the findings.

Smoking marijuana impacts school performance – that’s what a large, long-term study finds.

Hearing the word NO is better than getting no answer. And even unkind comments are better for well-being than being ignored by other people.

Betrayal in romantic relationships hurts, but it can cause psychological trauma - with long-lasting consequences.