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Emotional dysregulation should be considered a core aspect of ADHD because it is commonly seen in patients, including those without comorbidities, and responds to treatment, new research shows.

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Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified so that researchers can more easily test their therapeutic potential in clinical psychiatry and other areas of medicine, experts say.

Legal restrictions placed…

There has been a substantial increase in the number of children and adolescents accessing mental health services during the past 2 decades, but the majority of severely impaired…

Lightly stimulating the brain with electricity may improve short-term memory in people with schizophrenia, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns…

A recently released Drug Enforcement Administration report reveals not only that heroin use has exploded, but that 4 out of 5 new users have previously abused prescription drugs.…

Spouses of patients receiving hospice for three or more days more frequently reported reduced depression symptoms, compared to surviving spouses of patients who did not receive hospice,…

Strapped into a motion-enabled simulator and wearing 3D glasses, 36 adolescent volunteers recently experienced what it was like to “travel” through a field of virtual stars.…

Moderate to severe depression is associated with a 5-fold increased risk of all cause mortality in patients with heart failure, according to research presented today at…

People with depression may be more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a large study by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, published on 20 May,…

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during pregnancy through the first two years of a child’s life may be associated with an increased risk of the…

If a young man is a chronic gambler, the chances are extremely high that he also suffers from depression. This is one of the findings from a study…

Animals’ presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism NIH-funded study could have implications for treatment

When animals are present, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)…

Social media messaging, screening and interventions offer new tools to help colleges prevent and reduce excessive drinking, according to a report authored by a Boston University School of Public Health…

Among people who use medical cannabis for chronic pain, those who also take prescription pain medications are not at increased risk for serious alcohol…

The overall suicide rate among children ages 5 to 11 was stable during the 20 years from 1993 to 2012 but that obscures racial differences that show…

Research published today in the journal Analyst has demonstrated a new, noninvasive test that can detect cocaine use through a simple fingerprint. For the first time, this new…

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have shed new light on the relationship between autistic tendencies and psychosis proneness in neurotypical adults.

If a similar pattern were found…

In the largest study to date that examines Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a risk factor for cancer, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), have shown…

Mass shootings at the hands of unhinged loners - such as those in Aurora, Colorado; Santa Barbara, California, and Newtown, Connecticut - perpetuate a commonly held belief that mental illness triggers…

New scanning methods which map the wiring of the brain could provide a valuable new tool to predict people at risk of schizophrenia, according to a…

In a major advance in the field of neuropsychiatry, researchers in the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have illuminated how cocaine and amphetamines…

Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new intervention that identifies potentially depressed mothers and encourages them to seek treatment. The Motivating our Mothers (MOM) program takes…

In recent years, public health concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have risen significantly, driven in part by affected military veterans returning from conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere.…

Toddlers who take a long time to fall asleep or wake up many times during the night have put many a desperate mom and dad to the test. Tired parents…

A team of researchers from Sweden and the United States have examined the potential role of the family environment and neighborhood factors on mental health outcomes…