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The goal of the current work is to provide a comprehensive review and interpretation of the literature on the human and economic burden of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and…

Anxiety sensitivity, a fear of anxiety-related symptoms, has been associated with a heightened experience of pain, especially within women. The majority of experimental studies investigating this association have relied…

A therapist may be able to use music to help some patients fight depression and improve, restore and maintain their health, states a Systematic Review from The Cochrane…

In a study that may significantly advance the understanding of how cognitive-behavioral therapy affects the brain, researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in…

Matters of the mind can affect matters of the heart. A new study by McGill University and Université de Montréal researchers has found that major anxiety and/or depression,…

There has been a threefold increase in new cases of self reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among combat-exposed military personnel since 2001, according to a study published on…

UCLA scientists have used language onset – the age when a child speaks his first word – as a tool for identifying a new gene linked to autism. The team…

Middle-aged women are much more likely to be depressed if they are obese, and vice versa, a new study finds. Rising excess weight goes along with less physical activity, higher…

When we think about the powers of testosterone, we usually do not consider mental processes. However, research suggests that testosterone levels may affect men’s cognitive performance, reports the January 2008 issue of…

It’s hard to stay on the wagon when you’re depressed, according to a new study of problem drinkers.

Researchers from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center documented the quitting…

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) - a non-invasive technique that excites neurons in the brain by magnetic pulses introduced through the scalp - is a safe and effective non-drug treatment for depression, a…

Compared with the general population, patients with schizophrenia appear to have an elevated risk of colon cancer and a lower risk of respiratory cancer, according to a report in the…

People troubled by depression usually experience their dark moods in an on-again, off-again fashion. In that respect, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) differs only in that the oscillations follow a seasonal schedule,…

The neuregulin 1 (NRG1) gene has been the subject of considerable excitement within the psychiatric genetics literature since it was originally identified as a potential susceptibility locus for schizophrenia. Here we…

There is conflicting evidence on whether people with schizophrenia have a different risk of cancer from that of the general population.

To determine the risk of…

Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating of the major psychiatric disorders, and is also one of the most difficult to treat. Although numerous antipsychotic treatments are available, they can cause significant…

Canada’s peacekeepers suffer similar rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) as combat, war-zone soldiers, according to a London, Ont. research team.
Psychiatrist J. Donald Richardson and his co-investigators also found…

Although psychiatrists are among the least religious physicians, they seem to be the most interested in the religious and spiritual dimensions of their patients, according to survey data…

Scientists know that the drug ketamine – street name “Special K” – can induce schizophrenia-like symptoms in drug abusers. Ketamine is also used as…

The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. In fact, more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year according to a…

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report that older adults with diabetes and depression are half as likely to die over a…

Veterans with cancer sometimes do not undergo depression screening — a first step in easing the turmoil of possibly their hardest-fought battle.

While staff at the Indianapolis VA…

The recent article “Evaluating medicines: let’s use all the evidence’ was a timely reminder of the potential limitations of relying solely on randomised clinical trials (RCTs) in making decisions about the…

Why do mental illness and drug addiction so often go together? New research reveals that this type of dual diagnosis may…

Major depression occurs very frequently among patients with chronic headaches, researchers report.

“However, primary care physicians often fail to recognize the coexistence of major depressive episode,” Dr. Tetsuhiro Maeno, of the University…