Finnish scientists have identified genes that may predispose to anxiety disorders. Research conducted under the supervision of Academy Research Fellow Iiris Hovatta have focused on genes that influence…

The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a flat and high upper lip, small eye openings and a short…

In a study on adolescent depression following terror attacks, Professor Golan Shahar of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and Professor Christopher…

People suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that doesn’t respond to drug treatment may find relief with brain surgery, according to a Swedish study. However, there are considerable risks…

Women who have a single abortion do not have a higher risk of mental health problems, such as depression, than women who have not undergone this procedure, the American Psychological…

Variations in a gene that regulates the brain chemical dopamine may help explain why some people are more prone to anxiety than others, a new study suggests.

The gene in question,…

Unique biochemical crosstalk that enables a fetus to get nutrition and oxygen from its mother’s blood just may cause common postpartum blues, researchers say.

That crosstalk allows the mother’s…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) significantly raises the risk of premature death from heart disease, according to results of a long-term study of Vietnam veterans.

In the study, veterans who…

Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and depression, but exercise and mood may be associated through a common genetic factor, according…

Autopsies usually point to a cause of death but now a study of brain tissue collected during these procedures, may explain an underlying cause of major depression…

Over the last decade, energy drinks - such as Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar- have become nearly ubiquitous on college campuses. The global market for these types of…

Canadian researchers have verified that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a safe, new approach that has shown tremendous results for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Published…

Patients with accident or trauma related chronic pain often have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. What isn’t clearly known, however, is how PTSD relates to mood disorders and pain…

Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual. In so doing, it once again wrestles with the task set by Carl…

After a serious injury, some teenagers suffer from depression and anxiety that can eventually interfere with their daily lives, researchers have found.

The study, which followed more than 100…

The expectation that East-Asian people emphasize physical symptoms of depression (e.g. headaches, poor appetite or aches/pains in the body) is widely acknowledged, yet the few available empirical studies report mixed data on this issue.…

Visual impairment may be associated with an increased risk of suicide through its indirect negative effect on health, according to a report in the July issue of Archives…

We like to believe that childhood is a happy, carefree time, that little ones have nothing weightier on their cheerful minds than the next video game or trampoline leap. The sobering reality…

Patients with depression that doesn’t respond fully to drug therapy may gain some relief with multiple courses of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive treatment that alters the electrical activity…

People who have had a stroke and the people who are close to them need more support in order to manage the consequences of stroke. As well as the physical disabilities,…

Scientific evidence has long suggested that moderate drinking offers some protection against heart disease, certain types of stroke and some forms of cancer.

But new research shows that stopping drinking…

Depression is the most important single factor predisposing to suicide, and more than half of all subjects completing suicide are known to have suffered from depression. Unfortunately, depression is still often untreated or…

Vietnam veterans who experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were twice as likely to die from heart disease as veterans without PTSD, a new Geisinger study finds.

In a study published…

One of the most comprehensive studies on the minimum drinking age shows that laws aimed at preventing consumption of alcohol by those under 21 have significantly reduced drinking-related fatal car…

Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths.

Three-quarters of the…