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Appearance and physical disability are risk factors for depression in people afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. With systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as just lupus, only appearance seems to…

CIHR-funded study explored the relationship between use of antidepressants and level of alcohol consumption, examining whether using antidepressants affected the link between depression and level of alcohol…

Men and women with mental disorders, including substance abuse or addiction, report higher levels of conflict between work and their family lives, Canadian researchers report.

The study could not determine…

Lung disease is associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, according to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Dr. Renee D. Goodwin, of Columbia University, New…

A Binghamton University researcher has established a new framework to help determine whether individuals might be at risk for schizophrenia.

In a study published…

Physiological

a. Genetics. The DSM-IV-TR reports that antisocial personality is more common among first-degree biological relatives of those with the disorder than among the general population (APA, 2000). Cadoret (1994) reports on…

A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young…

People who are at risk for personality disorders also appear to be at risk for cardiovascular disease, regardless of their socioeconomic status or lifestyle factors, a study in the Journal of…

Johns Hopkins brain scientists have hit on how and why some powerful drugs used for treating mental illnesses cause patients to gain so much weight that they often develop…

German researchers have found additional evidence that the stress hormone cortisol can have positive effects in certain situations. Although chronic stress, which brings long-term elevations of cortisol in the bloodstream,…

Passing an electric current through the brain to induce a seizure is not everyone’s idea of a therapeutic procedure. So it’s no surprise that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been controversial. Fears…

It’s one of those weight loss, exercise and health improvement truisms - it all comes down to willpower.

But counting on willpower alone to make a change is inviting failure. A Special…

Results of a new study may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of two debilitating childhood mental disorders - pediatric bipolar disorder (BD) and a syndrome called severe mood dysregulation (SMD).…

Out-of-control binge eating is the biggest eating disorder in the United States, more common than anorexia and bulimia combined and contributing to a rise in obesity, researchers said on Thursday.

Binge…

Black Caribbean immigrants now make up more than one-quarter of the Black population in New York City, Boston, Miami and other U.S. cities. But until now, little has been known about this growing…

In a new study from The American Journal of Human Genetics, a research team lead by Xinzhi Zhao and Ruqi Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) present evidence that…

Patients with symptoms of depression who have coronary artery disease showed improvement of their symptoms with use of the drug citalopram, but adding interpersonal psychotherapy did…

Daily use of the antidepressant medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) by adults 50 years and older is associated with a doubled…

Women with eating disorders often deny that they need treatment. But once they are hospitalized and begin therapy, many will realize they need help, a new study suggests.

The…

University of Adelaide researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction which could improve treatment success rates for millions of heroin users around the world.

Researchers in the Discipline…

Findings published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest that smoking may be independently associated with suicidal behavior in subjects with bipolar disorder.

“The rate of smoking in people with…

There is insufficient evidence to determine if current gene-based tests intended to personalize the dose of medications in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors…

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, is one of the most devastating conditions of older age. Currently affecting nearly 7 million individuals in the U.S. and 24 million worldwide, dementia leads to total loss…