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Nematode worms treated with lithium show a 46 percent increase in lifespan, raising the tantalizing question of whether humans taking the mood affecting drug are…

One in seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia, according to the first known nationally representative, population-based study to include men and women from all…

Larry Culliford’s (2007) article stresses the subjective and uniquely personal character of spiritual experience. We agree. Psychiatry’s tendency to privilege the objective over the subjective has been well documented and its neglect…

Impulsivity is a problem common to many different personality and psychiatric disorders, including alcoholism. A new study that looked at impulsivity among alcoholic subpopulations has found…

Most American physicians are overworked, which contributes to the widespread burnout within the medical profession. Care-giving and goal-oriented professions, such as medicine have prolonged exposure…

Postpartum depression is a major health issue for many women from diverse cultures. While pharmacological interventions are an effective treatment for depression, mothers are often reluctant to take antidepressant…

Many people, including significant proportions of active duty military personnel and veterans, suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often in conjunction with other injuries or illnesses. While several drugs and…

A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reported that 18 percent of 500 candidates for bariatric surgery did not receive the initial…

Tooth loss may predict the development of dementia late in life, according to research published in the October issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

A new commentary in the Oct. 10 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association explores whether psychological stress leads to disease and concludes that the link is…

Drug abuse, crime and obesity are but a few of the problems our nation faces, but they all have one thing in common-people’s failure to control their…

In patients with type 2 diabetes, the adult on-set variety, depressive symptoms - even if they do not meet criteria for major depressive disorder - is associated with poor adherence to…

Funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Program Grant 222708) and a grant-in-aid from Pfizer International.

We examined links between chocolate craving in people who are depressed…

Background Mental capacity is central to legal and ethical debates on the use of compulsion in psychiatry.

Aims To describe the clinical epidemiology of mental incapacity in patients with psychiatric disorders, including…

People who feel chronically stressed on the job may face an increased risk of depression, a large study suggests.

Researchers found that among more than 24,000 working Canadian adults, nearly…

The combination of the antidepressant medication fluoxetine and cognitive behavior therapy appears more effective than either strategy alone for the long-term treatment of adolescents…

According to a study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations, blacks and…

A new study of teenagers has found that the same risk factors are associated with both being overweight and with disordered eating behaviors like binge eating and…

Cerebrovascular disease may be causal or a vulnerability factor in late-onset depression and may explain the high rate of depression in older adults with diabetes. We explored a wide…

A new study by Dutch researchers has found that adolescents may suffer from severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress when a parent is recently diagnosed with cancer…

To provide an update on recent research on depression and anxiety in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods – A review was carried out on reports drawn…

Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors - repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities - that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have…

Employees seeking treatment for depression who participated in a program that included a telephone outreach intervention had fewer symptoms, worked more hours and had greater job…

Although anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder, it is not known whether there are alterations of the portions of the brain that regulate appetite. Now, a…

A new study reports important evidence for a potential new treatment approach for those diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is considered one of the most devastating of the major…