Subtle neurologic deficits appear to predispose some individuals to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to combat experiences, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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Medical management combined with the drug naltrexone or with a specialized behavioral therapy can be effective treatments for alcohol dependence, according to a study in the May 3 issue of JAMA.

Counseling and treatment with naltrexone, either alone or in combination, are effective therapies for alcohol dependence, new research suggests. By contrast, the drug acamprosate seems to offer no benefits for…

While many treatment approaches were found helpful, the authors report that the patients who were most successful in abstaining from alcohol 16 weeks after treatment were those prescribed naltrexone under medical…

Children whose mothers report difficulties with mental health, substance use and domestic violence one year after delivery appear more likely to have behavior problems at age 3…

The antidepressant sertraline may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the period of time between episodes of depression in patients with diabetes, according to a study in…

For people who suffer from winter depression, the most common type of seasonal affective disorder, bright-light therapy and Prozac are equally effective, Canadian researchers report in the American…

Pulmonary rehabilitation appears to decrease psychosocial illness, including depression and anxiety, in people who suffer from severe COPD, even without a specific psychological intervention, a study shows. It also has a positive…

According to researchers, from the University of Manchester, UK, spontaneous blood clots are significantly associated with both Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.

The researchers say this finding…

A new study indicates that cognitive and behavioral problems that underlie Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are due to a complex interplay of genes and the…

The German government is planning to supply long-term drug addicts with controlled amounts of free heroin to “improve their health”, the government’s commissioner for substance abuse Sabine Baetzing said on…

Screening for depression is unlikely to be an effective way to improve the mental wellbeing of the population, say researchers in this week’s BMJ.

Nevertheless, it may soon become health policy…

Alcoholics with a borderline personality disorder are at greatest risk for suicidal behavior.

Alcoholics who live alone are also at high risk

• Compared to the general population, individuals…

The findings from a new study lend further support to the “circadian phase-shift hypothesis” as the basis for winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

According to the…

Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and Brown University’s Butler Hospital will present results of a study that shows deep brain stimulation (DBS) to be a…

Early weaning from breast-feeding appears to be one factor that predisposes adults to alcohol abuse and hospitalization for an alcohol-related diagnosis, according to data from Denmark.

Previous research demonstrated a link…

A team from the Ottawa Health Research Institute, the University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital has found an increased risk of premature delivery, low birth weight, fetal death, and infant seizures…

The world’s largest ever study into a possible link between B vitamins and Alzheimer’s disease is to be based at Oxford University. The three-year…

A new study by Northeastern University professor Debra L. Franko found that white girls become less depressed as they age while black girls continue feeling the same.…

There is no strong relationship between depression in elderly patients with diabetes and the degree to which they control their blood sugar levels, researchers report.

“We often assume that…

There are no medications and few therapies available to effectively treat patients suffering from anorexia nervosa, according to a new report by researchers at the RTI International-University of North Carolina…

Experts in the UK are warning that the favorite ritual of a glass of wine at the end of a stressful working day is for many a form of “self-medication”…

While half of young women aged 20-29 felt they would “just get over” depression and relied heavily on support of friends and family, the vast majority of women aged…

The DSM-IV avoids the question by taking an empirical, atheoretical approach; the disorders are defined by descriptive criteria emphasizing observable behaviors. In the past, personality was traditionally viewed…

Neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School and its affiliate Mclean Hospital have shown that long-term exposure to stress hormone in mice directly results in the anxiety that often…