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Poor sleep is associated with negative mood in women with bipolar disorder, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and University of Michigan Medical School.

Bipolar…

Brigham and Women’s Hospital finds that developing and implementing an interdisciplinary care improvement initiative improves outcomes.

Approximately 20 percent of all patients admitted to a hospital…

Schizophrenia, which affects 2 million to 3 million people in the U.S., causes hallucinations, delusions and disorganization. Left untreated, the disease can cause a significant loss in quality of…

In addition to its effect on chronic tics, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can change the brain function of people with Tourette syndrome. This is what is revealed in…

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has a consistent track record in the treatment of panic disorder, but psychodynamic psychotherapy shows new promise, new research suggests.

Results from the first large panic disorder…

The results of a study assessing safety and efficacy of sTMS therapy with the NEST® device in adult patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have been published…

A form of ‘virtual-reality’ therapy may help people with alcohol dependence reduce their craving for alcohol, a new study suggests.

The findings, published in the July issue of the Journal of…

A new paper out of the iPrEx study - a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in men and transgender women who have sex…

The thickness of the brain’s cerebral cortex could be a key to unlocking answers about intellectual development in youth with Down Syndrome. It could also provide new insights to…

Drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States and are now the leading cause of deaths from injury in the United States, a new report shows.

Every…

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered a previously unknown neural pathway that can regulate changes made in the brain due to cocaine use, providing new insight into…

The dietary supplement citicoline shows promise in the treatment of cocaine dependence in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), but its benefits appear to decline over time, new research suggests.

The…

Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho, a hormone that regulates aging and enhances cognition, researchers at UC San Francisco have found in a study…

After this year’s legalization of powdered alcohol, some states have already banned it - a move that the majority of the public supports, according to a new University of…

New research suggests pedophiles are more likely to have superficial facial flaws, known as Minor Physical Anomalies (MPAs). They are also more likely to be left-handed, says Fiona Dyshniku of…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with impaired coronary distensibility and an increased risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), a new study shows.

Researchers report that PTSD was independently associated…

There are more boys than girls diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now, a study led by a University of Miami (UM)…

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve short-term memory in people with schizophrenia, a small study suggests.

Cognitive impairment is nearly ubiquitous in patients with schizophrenia, and effective ways to…

Sleep disturbances and psychosocial factors can affect quality-of-life outcomes in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), suggests new research presented at the Heart…

About one-third of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) will develop delirium, a condition that lengthens hospital stays and substantially increases one’s risk of dying in…

Scientists are beginning to unwrap the biology behind why some people are more prone to major depression and other psychiatric disorders than others when experiencing…

Monthly injections of paliperidone palmitate showed prolonged efficacy compared with daily oral antipsychotics in a new trial involving a group of schizophrenia patients who rarely participate in clinical research.

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Alcohol use disorder as defined by a new diagnostic classification was widespread and often untreated in the United States, with a lifetime prevalence of 29.1 percent…

An international team of scientists led by Cardiff University researchers has provided the strongest evidence yet of what causes schizophrenia - a condition that affects around 1% of the…

Peter Silverstone knows that, of all his professional accomplishments, none are more important than the work he’s doing right now.

“I said to my wife that…