The minds of children affected by family violence

Growing up in a home where violence is the daily bread, has serious implications for the mental and emotional health of children. So much so, that a recent study comparing the effect of child abuse in the brains of children, suffered by soldiers in a war. It is in vain that when there is family violence,...

Rich and women the main victims of depression

Depression affects 121 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The most serious is that this mental illness is responsible for about 850 000 deaths annually, most by suicide. And to whom affects depression? Women and the rich, according to a recent study released by the...

Mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability among adolescents

Remember the famous poem by Ruben Dario which begins: “Youth, divine treasure …”? It is precisely the image that people who have already passed that stage of life, movies, advertising and the media have of adolescence and youth: years beautiful, magical and fun when everything is going...