Overdose Suspected In Death Of Leslie Carter

New details have emerged in the death of Leslie Ashton, the sister of pop stars Nick and Aaron Carter. According to an incident report, released by the Chautauqua County Office of The Sheriff, Leslie apparently suffered an overdose on Tuesday. An official cause of death has not been released, pending the results of an autopsy.

Sheriff: Nick and Aaron Carter's sister overdosed

An incident report points to an overdose in Tuesday's death of Leslie Ashton, though an official cause has not yet been announced.

Psychological disorders going undiagnosed, study says

Serious mood and anxiety disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, are being missed in troublingly high numbers, Canadian research suggests, leaving patients to go without treatment and suffer with symptoms for years.

Therapist and author Kay Redfield Jamison will talk about her life with bipolar disorder

Unlike a lot of psychiatry experts who treat or research mental illness, Kay Redfield Jamison actually has one. The acclaimed Johns Hopkins psychiatry professor and best-selling author will share her personal struggle with manic depression, or bipolar disorder, and her professional insights at a free community lecture Monday night at Rollins College. The lecture is sponsored by The Winter Park ...

Robert David Jaffee: Depression, Memory and Adaptation

Could it be that depression, even of a psychotic and/or manic variety, functions as an evolutionary adaptation? Yes, I believe that this can be true, though there are doubts on this theory.