Mental Health Program

Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellows have written, produced, and published works related to mental illnesses and reducing stigma. Relevant articles and projects completed both during and after each journalist's fellowship year may be found within the archives.

Anti-Depressants and Medication

1 Aug 2006	More Than Just a Bad Day We've all had days when even getting out of bed is a mission. But where does a bad day end and depression start?
23 May 2006	Drug-free treatment promoter David Oaks has a simple philosophy about life: If the mind isn't free, there's no freedom.
1 Feb 2006	Drug Shows Promise in Treating Gambling Addiction A study in the February issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry indicates that a new drug, Nalmefene, may help reduce urges in pathological gamblers.
1 Jan 2006	Hard Science, Hard Choices An excerpt from the book Hard Science, Hard Choices: Facts, Ethics, and Policies Guiding Brain Science Today.
18 Feb 2005	Drugs Raise Risk of Suicide; Analysis of Data Adds to Concerns On Antidepressants Adults taking popular antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide as patients given sugar pills, according to an analysis released yesterday of hundreds of clinical trials involving tens of thousands of patients.