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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to use brain imaging to examine the effects of emotion on working memory function in children with…

Neurotic people aren’t only making themselves miserable; they cost society billions of dollars in health care spending and lost productivity, according to new research from the Netherlands.

“We thought that economic costs…

Children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at an early age are at greater risk of depression and suicide than other teens and parents need to take…

Children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 4 to 6 are more likely to suffer from depression as adolescents than those who…

Teenagers with unhealthy online habits may be at greater risk of depression, new findings from China hint.

While the study isn’t proof of a causal link, it is the first to approach…

New research from the University of Leicester reveals that nursing staff have ‘considerable difficulty’ detecting depression and distress in patients.

Two new research studies…

Despite warnings about the risk, Americans have not reduced the salt in their diets in 50 years, Harvard School of Public Health researchers conclude.

Using data gathered in 38 studies between…

New depression treatments favor a tailored approach and include recommendations for the use of shock therapy and other alternatives, including exercise when people fail to get relief from drugs.

The…

Trauma really is the trigger of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, suggests a new study that could help settle an ongoing debate.

“It’s been argued by some that PTSD…

For suicidal adolescents, the emergency department (ED) is most often the chosen portal to mental health services. New research, presented Friday, Oct. 1, at the American Academy…

Although research has shown that teens with mental health disorders are more likely to engage in high risk sexual behaviors, like unprotected sex, a new study from…

The consumption of drugs and alcohol by teenagers is not just about rebellion or emotional troubles. It’s about being one of the cool kids, according to a study by…

A new study shows that a mentally active lifestyle may protect against the memory and learning problems that often occur in multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is…

A new study has determined that teenagers who have abortions are no more likely to become depressed or have low self-esteem than their peers…

Cyber-bullying may be even harder on the victims than physical beatings or name-calling, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

And unlike traditional bullies, cyber-bullies seem to be less depressed than their prey,…

While some research has suggested that light drinking may do the aging brain good, a new study finds that older adults who drink moderately may be no more or no…

Illegal drug use in the United States increased from 2008 to 2009, federal drug officials reported Thursday, citing growing acceptance of marijuana and an upswing in ecstasy…

Women who undergo fertility treatment with drugs known as GnRH-agonists run a risk of depression and anxiety symptoms, even if they have a relatively shorter course of therapy, a…

New research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), both in Toronto, Canada provides further clues as to why…

Some intensive care patients develop post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) after the trauma of a difficult hospital stay, and this is thought to be exacerbated by delusional or fragmentary memories of…

Depression is fairly common among parents of children younger than 12, with the risk being greatest in their children’s first year of life, a new study suggests.

The findings, say…

An international team of researchers has identified a risk gene for schizophrenia, including a potentially causative mutation, using genome-wide association data-mining techniques and independent replications.

The results of the research,…

Contagious psychogenic symptoms resulting in epidemics have erupted periodically since the original descriptions of the dancing manias of the Middle Ages (Sirois 1982). They have been investigated by epidemiologists (Cole et al. 1990) and…

The diagnostic category of somatoform disorder NOS is provided for those somatoform syndromes that do not meet the criteria for any specific somatoform disorder (see list of criteria in Table 59-3). This…

Treatments that include some manipulation of the body or its functions have been suggested for conversion disorder. These adjunctive therapies have proven to be invaluable contributions…