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New research has shown that children’s risk for learning and behavior problems and obesity rises in correlation to their level of trauma exposure, says the…

A new study led by a Northern Illinois University sociologist shows that while family members often provide critical support, they also can sometimes be the source of…

Estrogen therapy improves low bone density due to anorexia nervosa in teenage girls with the disease when given as a patch or as a low oral dose…

Young people who have sustained a head injury during their lifetime are more likely to engage in violent behavior, according to an eight-year study from the University…

A recently published paper highlights that while the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more common in those with migraine than those without migraine irrespective of…

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital shows that a large proportion of victims of community violence treated in its emergency department are female. Injured adolescent females are more likely…

Teens who exercise and play team sports are less likely to be smokers or use marijuana and other drugs, according to a new study.

However, the results also showed…

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may provide an early and objective indicator of autism, according to researchers at Columbia University in New York City, who used the technique…

Blocking a hormone involved in the body’s stress response may change the way people remember negative memories, according to a new study.

But it’s still unclear exactly how…

Understanding the actions of other people can be difficult for those with schizophrenia. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that impairments in a brain area involved in perception…

While statutory rape laws have been enacted to protect minors from sexual abuse by adults or peers, more teenagers are engaging in sexual activity before the legal age of…

In a large study of men in Japan, the presence of fatty liver disease by ultrasonography showed an inverse ( reduced risk)…

One in every 25 teens reported an “irresistible urge” to be on the Internet, tension when they weren’t online, or said they had tried to quit or cut down on Internet…

Perhaps the most puzzling symptom of anorexia nervosa – a disorder that tends to occur in young women – is the refusal to eat, resulting in extreme weight…

Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems.

A new study from Concordia…

A new paper by University of Calgary psychologist Dr. David Hodgins says the proliferation of gambling opportunities around the world, particularly online, is increasing the visibility of gambling disorders and giving…

There is a significant need for objective tests that could improve clinical prediction of future psychosis.

One strategy has been to determine whether physiologic measures that are abnormal in people…

Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified unhealthy substance use as a risk factor…

Two new research studies published in Biological Psychiatry point to progressive abnormalities in brain development that emerge as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia.

The first of these papers…

Heavy methamphetamine users have a higher than normal risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD), a new study suggests.

Compared with patients hospitalized for another medical diagnosis, appendicitis, those hospitalized…

Scientists are reporting development of three promising formulations that could be used in a vaccine to treat methamphetamine addiction — one of the most serious drug abuse problems in the U.S.…

Children whose mothers are successfully treated for depression show progressive and marked improvement in their own behaviors even a year after their moms discontinue treatment, new UT…

Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social networking and downloading and listening to music, compared with their peers who don’t drink.

Results…

Aboriginal-youth living off-reserve in Canada use tobacco, alcohol and drugs significantly more than non-Aboriginal youth and have higher health risks, according to an article in…

In the first comprehensive study of autism prevalence using a total population sample, an international team of investigators from…