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Harvard Mental Health Letter: March 2007

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Articles in this issue:

Couple therapy

A significant portion of therapy clients are couples, and there are several different therapeutic approaches to meet their treatment needs.

Folate for depression

Folate, a B vitamin, breaks down homocysteine, which may be associated with depression. Because of this it has been tested as a possible treatment, but the results have been mixed and more research is needed.

Antipsychotic drugs: The costs and benefits

A study of the medications given to patients with schizophrenia finds that the newer drugs do not offer enough additional benefits over first-generation drugs to offset the increased cost.

In Brief: The evolution of romance

Researchers speculate that romantic love functions as one part of the brain's system for managing reproduction, by providing a bridge or connection between seeking a mate and rearing offspring.

In Brief: $ is for self-sufficiency

Experiments indicate that thinking about money makes people less inclined to help others, and more likely to want to be alone.

Questions & Answers: Who is helped most by transference interpretations?

Who is helped most by transference interpretations?

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