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Queen’s University researcher Steven Lehrer has won a prestigious international award in recognition of his contributions to health economics.

A professor in Queen’s School…

College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the…

People with bipolar disorder who smoke appear to have a heightened risk of suicidal behavior - possibly because they are generally prone to impulsive acts, a new study suggests.

In some ways it was the modern-day series of shots heard round the world. Thirteen innocent soldiers at Fort Hood, TX, lay dead in a senseless massacre…

Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies.…

Research carried out among thousands of people has shown a clear connection between depression and a loss of bone mass, leading to osteoporosis and fractures.

This was…

Major depressive disorder (MDD) can complicate the care of patients in any clinical setting and is an issue for any PA practicing in primary care, as well as for those working in…

Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the…

Dr. Keith Flower - a research physician at the Addiction Pharmacology & Research Laboratory in San Francisco, CA - has been awarded a grant to investigate a…

Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a recent study carried out at the Learning and…

Longer-term treatment of depression for adolescents is associated with persistent benefits, even after treatment ends, according to results of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

TADS is a…

Alcohol abuse and depression are common among British troops returning from conflict deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan but post traumatic stress is less of a problem than previously thought,…

Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as…

New research shows people who feel depressed tend to recall having more physical symptoms than they actually experienced. The study indicates that depression - not neuroticism - is…

The Swiss government is looking to change the law on assisted suicide to make sure it is only used as a last resort by the terminally ill, and…

New research confirms what a lot of people are finding out first-hand these days: being unemployed while trying to find a job is depressing.

And the longer unemployment lasts,…

Johns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully “rescue” animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly discovered gene…

Last year the UK government reclassified cannabis from a class C to a class B drug, partly out of concerns that cannabis, especially the more…

Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder.…

Researchers say antiepilectic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing appear to trigger schizophrenia-like behavior in animal models. In humans, having a history of seizures…

People who live in green environs may be less likely than those surrounded by concrete to suffer a range of health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, according to a new study.

New research clarifies how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated – a finding that may help fine-tune therapies for depression.

Current drugs for depression target the regulatory process for neurotransmitters, and…

For decades, scientists have thought the faulty neural wiring that predisposes individuals to behavioral disorders like autism and psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia must occur during development.…

The use of ADHD drugs is turning children as young as five into psychotics, a new study has revealed.

Many of them have attempted suicide or are severely depressed while…

The use of a new vaccine designed to help those who are addicted to cocaine has achieved limited success in the battle to beat the habit. Although the vaccine is not…