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Four out of 10 children with mental retardation also have severe emotional and behavioral problems, which often persist into adulthood, according to results of a long-term study conducted in Australia. However,…

Depression is sometimes called the common cold of mental health, but it’s unlike the common cold in at least two important respects: It doesn’t go away…

Anxiety disorders appear to be independently associated with several physical conditions, including thyroid disease, respiratory disease, arthritis and migraine headaches, according to a report in the October 23 issue of Archives…

Children who can accurately assess how their classmates feel about them - even if those feelings are negative - are less likely to show symptoms of depression, according…

Computer-based tasks aimed at increasing mental activity and enhancing mental function can improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, serving as an effective addition to medications commonly used…

Why does eating feel so good? The secret may lie in the head, not in the stomach, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Tests on rats show…

All too often women with eating disorders cannot recognise they have a problem, or go to great lengths to disguise the problem from others.

This makes the disorder difficult…

Researchers have identified a common gene variant that more than doubles the risk of autism. The research, led by investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development,…

Like some drug deja vu, cocaine use is once again on the rise among students and the rich and famous, a trend University of Florida researchers say likely signals a…

New research offers tantalizing clues as to why some teenagers taking common anti-depressants may become more aggressive or kill themselves. The research is published…

By 2011 it’s projected that Australia will spend more than $600 million annually on health services related to falls in adults aged 65 and older. Identification of those at…

People who are depressed after a heart attack fare worse than those who don’t suffer from a bout of depression, even if their symptoms are only temporary, a new study…

Roughly a third of patients who take antidepressants and undergo cosmetic plastic surgery discontinue these medications after the operation, according to study findings presented Sunday at the American Society of Plastic…

Mental health experts called on Monday for the term schizophrenia to be dropped, saying it has no scientific validity, is imprecise and stigmatising.

“It is a harmful concept,” said Professor Marius…

A drug normally used to treat schizophrenia has been given approval by the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration for use in treating the symptoms of autism in children…

Many types of anxiety disorders and phobias are more common in women than in men, says Coping with Anxiety and Phobias, a new report from Harvard Medical School. Scientists…

According to psychologists in the U.S. men are just as likely to be shopaholics as women.

A team lead by Lorrin Koran, an expert in psychiatry and…

One morning five years ago, the automotive industry was shocked by the suicide of one of its brightest stars, Heinz Prechter. He killed himself despite seeming to have it…

Type 2 diabetes does not increase risk of depression.

“Although diabetes mellitus has a strong association with the presence of depression, it is unclear whether diabetes itself increases…

Stress management training improves glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.

According to recent research published in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, “In…

The change of seasons and the approach of National Depression Awareness Week, Oct. 2-9, make this a good time to re-examine the impact of depression, a serious illness that affects as many…

It’s clear that drinking problems can be red flags for domestic violence. Now new research suggests that different kinds of drinking patterns - heavy drinking…

Adults who are in remission one year after seeking professional help for alcoholism are less likely to die over the next 15 years than those who are in…

Cardiologists know that treating depression likely will benefit patients complaining of cardiovascular problems, but lack the guidance to properly diagnose or recommend treatment for depression, according to a report out today…

Many people with the chronic pain disorder fibromyalgia have also suffered from depression, anxiety or other psychiatric conditions at some point in their lives - suggesting, researchers say, that the…