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How can you tell if someone is depressed? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - the ‘bible’ of psychiatry - diagnoses depression when patients tick…

Using 10-year-old archival brain tissue from patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a research team from NYU Langone Medical Center has developed a novel method to examine the…

Scientists from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have shown that a mouse strain with a mutation that leads to dysfunction of mitochondria—the “powerhouses” that provide…

New research shows that treating people with first episode psychosis with a team-based, coordinated specialty care approach produces better clinical and functional outcomes than typical community care. Investigators also…

Genes involved in schizophrenia and obesity have been highlighted in a new UCL study, which could lead to a better understanding of the DNA variants which affect risk of these…

A new emergency department study from the University of Michigan Injury Center looks deeper at risk and protective factors among teenagers who report dating violence and alcohol use.

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A multicenter study of young patients with bipolar disorder provides what may be the most scientifically rigorous demonstration to date that lithium - a drug used successfully for decades…

An estimated seven to ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is an incurable and progressive disease of the nervous system affecting movement and cognitive function.…

Despite decades of study, schizophrenia has remained stubbornly difficult to diagnose in its earliest stage - between the appearance of symptoms and the development of the…

The new method is based on core addiction elements recognised as diagnostic criteria for other addictions, and is the first of its kind worldwide.

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Researchers from Inserm and Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), in collaboration with the university hospitals of 6 French cities, have analysed data on pre-…

A woman who won’t drive long distances because she has panic attacks in the car. A man who has contamination fears so intense he cannot bring himself to use public bathrooms. A woman…

A new study on mice and rats at Sahlgrenska Academy shows that a medication used for diabetes and obesity also could be a valuable tool for the treatment…

There’s a widely adopted suicide support forum on Reddit called “SuicideWatch.” It features entries from people looking for support and guidance from experienced, trained moderators and anonymous social…

A small, qualitative study published in the journal Health Communication highlights a wide variety of approaches that former problem drinkers take to determine how and whether to…

Researchers led by Bradley S. Peterson, MD, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, have shown that lower levels of conflict-related brain…

Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are committed to working but vulnerable to experiencing mental health problems, according to a new study by…

A new UT Dallas study has found that having family or friends involved in crime was the best predictor of whether a youth offender would become a long-term…

The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is delayed by about 3 years in children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to findings from the National Survey of Children’s Health.

In rare circumstances, Alzheimer’s disease might be transmissible, a study suggested.

“In addition to sporadic Alzheimer’s disease and inherited or familial Alzheimer’s disease, there could also be acquired forms of Alzheimer’s disease,” according…

A novel research tool developed by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has identified a link between the negative symptoms…

Young women who are attracted to both sexes or who are unsure about who they are attracted to are more likely to develop an eating disorder than…

Forgiveness is a complex process, one often fraught with difficulty and angst. Now, researchers in the University of Missouri College of Human Environmental Sciences studied how different…

Adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to have different brain structures, which may be why they don’t perform as well on memory…

Some children react more strongly to negative experiences than others. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have found a link between aggression and variants of…