A Chat With Gabrielle Glaser, Author Of Her Best-Kept Secret Nobody had actually thought to consider that women were different from men when it came to the physical and psychological effects of alcohol — or how they might respond to treatment if they did develop a problem. This book isn't an anti-drinking book … Read more on Jezebel Depression and anxiety increase fatal stroke risk Depressed men may be less likely to keep up with treatment, such as medication for high blood pressure. And depression and anxiety might cause changes in the nervous system that adversely affect the circulation to the heart and brain. Whatever the … Read more on The Almagest Read more... ...