Parents, and especially mothers, are at risk of hospitalization for mental illness after the death of a child, according to research released Wednesday.

For mothers, the risk of hospitalization…

Are behavioral difficulties in children with asthma a consequence of the disease? A UK study indicates that, to the contrary, behavior problems in early life precede the development of wheeze.

About one in five elderly Medicaid recipients diagnosed with Depression get neither psychotherapy nor a prescription for antidepressants, a new study shows. African-Americans are disproportionately affected, the researchers found,…

People in Asia burn the midnight oil, going to sleep later than most Americans and Europeans and then waking up earlier, a global survey on sleep habits has found.

The poll of 14,100 people…

Individuals with severe Depression who do not respond to standard types of treatment may be helped with an experimental treatment called deep brain stimulation, Canadian investigators report.

Four of six…

Having a cesarean section or assisted vaginal delivery does not change a woman’s risk of developing postnatal Depression compared with a regular vaginal birth, new study results suggest.

As a result,…

Half of all teenage girls say they cannot cope with the pressures of modern life, a study has found.

Many of those questioned blamed their Depression on…

Taking a continuous-care approach to treating people with Depression leads to improved outcomes and saves on costs, according to a new report.

In fact, Dr. Kathryn Rost from the University of…

Bipolar disorder may often go undiagnosed and untreated in the urban poor, with 1 in 10 found to have the mental illness in a study of one New York clinic…

The findings from two reviews of trial data suggest that it would be premature to conclude that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use does not have some effect on…

Men and women who are fit enough to return to work within a year after a heart attack may experience ongoing psychologic distress, new study findings suggest. In comparison to…

Three new studies come to conflicting conclusions about risks for suicidal behavior associated with antidepressants such as Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft.

These and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI ) medications…

What the Study Showed
The risk of stroke is increased in people who suffer from depression, according to this two-decade study carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and published in…

Depression is a common, serious and costly illness that affects 1 in 10 adults in the U.S. each year, costs the Nation between $30 - $44 billion annually, and causes impairment,…

Summary

Researchers have speculated that particular lesions caused by stroke can predispose patients to depression. To learn more about a possible association between depression and stroke, these researchers compared the…

People taking popular Prozac-type antidepressants may be twice as likely to attempt suicide than those on placebo and the risks are particularly high early in treatment, according to research released on…

Young children whose mothers suffer from Depression are at greater risk of serious behavioral problems, and both “nurture” and “nature” seem to play a role, according to a new study.

A 16-year-old Red Lion student had been treated with medication and counseling for a mental illness, yet he allegedly attacked another student last week.

His case could be viewed as illustrating…

Stunned by her brother’s suicide at age 26, Julie Totten started learning everything she could about what prompts some people to take their own lives.

She found clues in information…

Years ago, if someone thought about mental health care, he or she might have imagined a pipe-smoking psychiatrist listening to a reclining depressed patient from his leather armchair. Today, Depression is…

According to the DSM-IV, the essential feature of rapid cycling bipolar disorder is the occurrence of four or more mood episodes during the previous 12 months. These episodes can occur…

Physicians are seeing long-term side effects with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors far in excess of what was expected from clinical trial data, Dr. Norman Sussman said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored…