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Home to one of the largest intensive intervention and diagnostic centers for autism, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has long been recognized as a leader in autism intervention efforts. Now…

In the 1980s and 90s, Scotland was known for its alarmingly high suicide rate. But since 2000, suicide rates have fallen sharply. A study published in…

Music therapy might help ease the symptoms of depression, though its effectiveness as a stand-alone intervention is not certain, according to a recent review of five small studies.

Four of the…

Schizophrenia emerges from an altered pattern of brain development, and researchers continue to search for the genes that cause the brain to develop along a path that ultimately leads…

More than half of teenagers with the most debilitating forms of depression that do not respond to treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) show improvement after switching…

There are to date no objective clinical laboratory blood tests for mood disorders. The current reliance on patient self-report of symptom severity and on the clinicians’ impression is a rate limiting step…

There are numerous antidepressant medications currently on the market, but sadly, many patients still experience the debilitating symptoms of depression even with treatment. A new study published…

People taking medication for depression typically see a lot of improvements in their symptoms during the first few months, but lagging behind other areas is a sense of hopefulness,…

Worrying about weight might seem like a common occurrence in our image-obsessed society. For some people, the worry takes over in the form of an eating disorder,…

The population impact on incidence of suicide and non-fatal self harm of regulatory action against the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in under 18s in the…

The jury is still out on whether psychotherapy can help older people with depression, according to a new review of recent research.

Among the small number of patients studied,…

Depression is sometimes viewed as a normal part of aging. It shouldn’t be. Left untreated, depression increases the likelihood of disability, placement in a nursing home, and death. Suicide…

Gazing into your lover’s eyes isn’t only romantic; it may also mimic early attachments that forever alter your brain and body.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine…

A team approach to treating depression in older adults, already shown to improve health, can also cut total health-care costs, according to a new study led by the University of…

People with manic depression have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to a new study. The research, published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, may also indicate…

Patients with insomnia who are diagnosed with accompanying mental health ailments often are not prescribed medication that will help them sleep – which could then make related anxiety…

In the PhD defended by the pharmacologist and biochemist Jorge Emilio Ortega Calvo at the University of the Basque Country, a new anti-depressant treatment strategy is proposed that is capable…

In a study on neighborhood ethnic density, collaborating researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Hague, Netherlands, report that immigrants…

Risk factors for suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts are consistent across countries, and include having a mental disorder and being female, younger, less educated, and unmarried. So says new research from…

Mental Health America today released results of the first national online survey to examine overall healthcare in mental health settings from the perspective of both people with schizophrenia and psychiatrists.…

Five studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. Of these, four (Chen 1992; Hanser 1994; Hendricks 1999; Radulovic 1997) reported clinically significant positive effects. One (Zerhusen 1995) in which music therapy…

A combination of genes and neglectful parenting may make some young people more vulnerable to major depression, new research conducted in northern Russia suggests.

In a study of 176 teenage…

Middle age is truly miserable, according to a study using data from 80 countries showing that depression is most common among men and women in their forties.

The British and U.S.…

The independence of children with autism depends on their receiving treatment in natural settings. One of the main problems they face is their inability to learn how to…

Babies conceived during a period of famine are at risk of developing addictions later in life, according to new research published in the international journal Addiction. Researchers from the…