An extract of the herbal remedy St. John’s wort is as effective as a commonly prescribed drug for people with moderate-to-severe depression, researchers reported this week Friday.

Feeling loved and supported by family and friends appears to protect women - but not men - from major Depression, new research reports.

In a study of more than…

overweight and obese adolescents may be more likely to have physical problems than their normal-weight peers but they don’t seem to be worse off mentally, according to national study findings.

“Using…

A nonprescription hormonal supplement sometimes marketed as a “fountain of youth” drug may be effective in combating mid-life Depression, doctors said on Monday.

The supplement DHEA - dehydroepiandrosterone - “may…

Sustained-release lithium may be an effective treatment for pathological gambling in patients with bipolar spectrum disorder, also referred to as manic Depression, the results of a small study suggest.

Pathologic gambling…

The prenatal use of a widely prescribed class of antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can cause withdrawal reactions and convulsions in newborns, analysis of an international database suggests.…

Remember the time when people made stupid mistakes instead of “bad choices,” when anal-retentive personalities were simply tidy and no one needed a “life coach?”

Gone are the…

A family doctor testified Wednesday that a teenager was taking a starter dose of the antidepressant Zoloft when the boy shot his grandparents to death.

The testimony by Dr. Eric…

Antidepressant use among children declined 10 percent in 2004, after U.S. regulators warned the drugs may be linked with increased suicide risk, pharmacy benefits firm Medco Health Solutions said…

Nearly half of patients with bipolar disorder, also called manic depression, may have been abused as children, scientists say in a new report.

Emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or a combination,…

People have reported numerous incidents of serious psychiatric problems - including hallucinations, mania and severe Depression - that may have resulted from taking ephedra, new study findings report.

Nearly one-half of…

Treatment with the antidepressant mirtazapine, started on the first day after an acute stroke, is “remarkably effective” in preventing the onset of Depression, results of a German trial suggest.

Depression often complicates…

Five percent of tsunami survivors - up to 200,000 people in Indonesia’s Aceh province alone - could develop severe Depression and other long-term mental health disorders, World Health…

A computer program that improves one type of memory appears to help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new study findings suggest.

After around 40 kids with ADHD completed more than 20…

Britain’s suicide rate for young men has plunged to its lowest level in two decades and is nearly 30 percent below its peak in 1998, the government announced…

Young men who perform well in intelligence tests have less risk of committing suicide than those with lower scores, Swedish scientists said on Friday.

In one of the…

A group of Italian researchers is recommending routine thyroid-function screening for women during early pregnancy, because they believe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with…

Ambulance staff, teachers and social service workers are among Britain’s most stressed professionals, according to a study on Friday.

Also feeling the pressure are call center operators, prison officers,…

Symptoms of anxiety may speed the progression of certain physical disabilities in older women, new research suggests.

The study of 1,000 women with physical limitations such as trouble walking or…

Sepracor Inc. said on Wednesday that its recently approved Lunesta sleep drug appears to help fight insomnia and depression in patients with both disorders.

Preliminary results of a late-stage…

In the wake of the tsunami disaster, Indonesia is launching its biggest ever mental health drive for traumatised survivors - many of whom have never heard of psychological counselling before.

While…

Research findings, clinical experience, and family accounts provide substantial evidence that bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness, can occur in children and adolescents. Bipolar disorder is difficult to recognize…

Brain imaging studies at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have revealed dramatic evidence of a deficit in the brain’s visual system in people with dyslexia, a disorder…