Young adolescents who own t-shirts, hats and other merchandise with an alcohol brand name on it are more likely to begin drinking than kids who do not own these items,…

Incontinence Associated With Higher Risk of Depression in Women

Incontinence is associated with nearly double the risk of depression for women with the problem than those without, according…

Problem gambling runs in families according to a University of Iowa study published online Feb. 24 in the journal Psychiatry Research.

The study also found an excess of alcoholism, drug disorders and…

A new review of studies found few documented attempts, but encouraging results in the effort to improve the health and medical care of patients with mental illness.

An…

Researchers have found that a common anticonvulsant drug improved cognitive function and appeared to restore nerve cells in the brains of patients with HIV-related dementia. The results of…

Contrary to popular myth, expressing anger in the moment is not healthy.

According to a new book, Getting Control of Your Anger: A Clinically Proven, Three-Step Plan for Getting…

When mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to breastfeed, play with, read to or…

The impulse control disorder drug nalmefene, which has previously been shown to be effective for alcohol dependence, may also be effective for pathological gambling, according to a study.

“Pathological gambling is a…

Some people are more than twice as likely to become depressed as others, given similar circumstances, according to landmark research from Brain Sciences University…

Young women with a history of depression in adolescence are more likely than their peers to become victims of abuse from a boyfriend or husband, new research suggests.

A history of anxiety disorders or depression, particularly at a young age, may put women at greater risk of obesity, researchers reported Monday.

In a study that followed 820…

An analysis of data from 24 clinical trials suggests that antidepressant medications may be linked to a modest increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in…

Most severely depressed patients who are given electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - commonly known is electroshock therapy - experience improved health-related quality of life that lasts for at least 6…

The likelihood of suffering major depression seems to be increased among smokers, especially those who smoke heavily, study findings suggest.

Researchers in Norway who followed a population-based group of adults for…

Young adults with asthma appear to be at greater risk of becoming obese later in life - and childhood depression may play a role in the connection, according to researchers.

Depression is one of the most common health disorders in the US, and heart disease is a leading cause of death. “Although they can and do occur separately, research…

Nearly one in 10 American soldiers who served in Iraq were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, most after witnessing death or participating in combat, a study said on Tuesday.

Mental…

According to British researchers, being born very premature can affect a child’s personality into adulthood.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry looked at babies born before 33 weeks and…

Anabolic steroids not only make teens more aggressive, but may keep them that way into young adulthood. The effect ultimately wears off but there may be other, lasting…

The tendency to use drugs depends on each individual person. Not all those who have access to drugs become addicts, therefore there may be personality characteristics that…

Children with symptoms of anxiety and depression may have an increased tendency to use ecstasy in adolescence or young adulthood, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.

The use…

Women with major depression are more likely than women who are not depressed to have allergies, and allergies also appear to be more common in men with nervous, anxious personalities, a…

Full recovery from anorexia nervosa is slow, and women with the disease have close to a nine-fold increased risk of death, according to a new 12-year study of severely ill…

A good look in the mirror may help women with poor body image see themselves differently, new research suggests.

The study found that a therapy known as “mirror exposure”…

A panel of autism experts at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, have presented reports which comment on the assumptions about the developmental disability.