A Canadian study which has found no link between autism and MMR vaccinations will hopefully finally close debate on the controversial issue.

Developmental disorders such autism and Asperger…

The drug clozapine is more effective than olanzapine or haloperidol at reducing aggressive behavior in violent patients with schizophrenia, new research shows. This ability to curb aggressiveness seems to be separate from…

Major depression is a leading cause of disability globally and according to American researchers people who are obese are more at risk of suffering from a psychiatric disorder.

The…

Researchers in the U.S. say that those who start drinking alcohol in their early teens are more likely to suffer alcoholism later in life.

Information from a…

Some individuals with a history of depression may sink back into thinking patterns associated with the condition when faced with mild stresses or sadness, increasing their risk for…

Women with a serious mental disorder called borderline personality disorder who received a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy were half as likely to attempt suicide as…

Depression triples the likelihood that a nursing home resident with dementia will be physically aggressive, a new study shows.

Delusions, hallucinations and constipation also appeared to be risk factors for physical…

Targeted interventions for those at risk for depression have greater effect than universal interventions
Depression among youth is a growing public health…

A team from Yale School of Medicine have found an abnormality in the placenta which could be the first indication of autism and they believe the discovery could lead…

According to a new report by the British Medical Association (BMA) as many as 1 in 10 children below the age of 15 in Britain…

Simply giving insecticide treated bed nets to families in malarious areas of the world may not be enough to stop malaria, says Tulane University international health researcher…

Taking a page from the treatment book on alcohol abuse, researchers from the University of Washington have successfully tested a brief, low-cost intervention to deal with depression, the No. 1 mental…

A Mayo Clinic study has shown that the onset of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) at a younger age appears to be connected to antidepressant use.

Women with higher levels of depression when suffering with long-term pain report greater disability than men in the same situation, according to new research…

Diagnosing depression in the young is no child’s play.

Among other requirements, it takes specialized skills, clinical practice, extended time and an understanding of the differences that separate the pediatric patient from his more…

Researchers in the United States are saying that Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) often known as Road Rage, may be far more common than previously thought.

The condition which causes…

A steadily increasing number of patients younger than age 20 received prescriptions for antipsychotic medications between 1993 and 2002, according to a report published in the June issue…

About three-fourths of children who are diagnosed with autism at age 2 years appear to have the condition at age 9 years, according…

Offspring of parents who suffered from depression face an increased risk themselves for depression, anxiety and drug dependence that extends well into adulthood, a new study shows.

While children of…

To be human is to worry - about finances, your children’s health, work, even whether you remembered to unplug the iron when you go on vacation.

But if you…

Research involving more than 7,000 older women found that those who drink a moderate amount of alcohol have slightly higher levels of mental function than non-drinkers, particularly in verbal abilities, according…

Memory tests performed with amnesiacs have enabled researchers to refute a long-held belief in an essential difference between long-and short-term memories.

In the study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania…

Cardiac rehabilitation patients who have symptoms of depression take longer to return to their normal heart rate after taking a treadmill stress test, researchers report in the American Heart Journal.

Children who are verbally abused are at risk of becoming self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety, new research suggests.

In a study of more than 5,600 U.S. adults,…

Poorer Americans also tend to be more stressed out, a new study shows.

Researchers measured levels of three stress hormones - epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol - in 193 adults with annual…