Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan - 300,000 in all - report symptoms of…

Though it might seem like depression is a logical response to terminal cancer — and therefore, its sufferers are unlikely to respond to psychotherapy — a new research review has…

Some kids with autism may have a genetic defect that affects the muscles, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th…

A 16-year-old boy is brought by his parents to his primary care physician because of a decline in school performance, which began at least three years earlier and has become more severe in the past…

Background Episodes of depression are the most frequent cause of disability among patients with bipolar disorder. The effectiveness and safety of standard antidepressant agents for depressive episodes associated with…

Older adults with bipolar disorder constitute a growing population of people with serious mental illness and considerable need for treatment. In the past few years, we have become increasingly aware that the…

Even after the age of 70, people prone to feelings of anxiety, worry, distress and insecurity face a risk for a first lifetime episode of clinically…

A study recommended by David Spiegel of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, looks at the relationship between depression care management and survival rates in older patients. He identifies it as…

There may be constituents in wine that protect against dementia. This is shown in research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

The findings are based on 1,458 women…

A study published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry suggests that the way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders depends…

A history of neglect or abuse in childhood appears to be associated with depression and inflammation in adulthood, a combination that may increase cardiovascular risk, according to a report in…

Although individuals with depression may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, symptoms of depression do not appear to increase in the years before a diagnosis is made, according to…

Mental health problems in childhood blight adult working life, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And problems in working life are associated with mid…

A study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP confirms the persistent nature of insomnia and the increased…

Nationally recognized borderline personality disorder experts will discuss current research findings and treatment approaches for this devastating mental illness at the Borderline Personality Disorder Conference: New Clinical Approaches.…

In Love and Death, Woody Allen wrote: “To love is to suffer…To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer.” The paradoxical merging of happiness and suffering…

When your antidepressant medication does not work, should you switch to a different medication from the same class or should you try an antidepressant medication that has a different mechanism of action? This is…

An eating disorder prevention program aimed at elementary school girls has shown promise in early testing. A group of fifth-grade girls appeared to be less dissatisfied with their bodies, less likely to…

As the second leading cause of death in college students after car accidents, suicide is a serious problem that can affect teenagers and young adults at an age when serious mental illness…

People who are hospitalized with a heart attack may be more likely to die over the short term if they are clinically depressed, but the risk wanes in the…

A gene that helps regulate the body’s response to stress can make certain people more apt to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than others exposed to similar trauma, researchers…

Individuals who experience military combat obviously endure extreme stress, and this exposure leaves many diagnosed with the psychiatric condition of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. PTSD is associated with several abnormalities in…

Depression is not always manifested in children as dejection and anhedonia. Depending on the age of the child, the dominant features may be weeping, irritability or defiance,…

Most people occasionally worry about germs, strange noises in the night, or whether they forgot to turn off the oven before leaving on vacation. But for as many as…

Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stand a substantially greater risk of developing eating disorders in adolescence than girls without ADHD, a new study…