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A 7-year study of women who take antipsychotic medication while pregnant, proves it can affect babies.

The observational study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, reveals that whilst most women…

A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives describes how exposure to air pollution early in life produces harmful changes in the brains of mice, including an…

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have identified problems in a connection between brain structures that may predispose individuals to hearing the “voices”…

A new study from researchers at Drexel University adds evidence that using common antidepressant medications during pregnancy may contribute to a higher risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD)…

An individual’s personality and outlook on life may affect their risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Finland.

Cynical distrust, anger or hostility have been…

Maternal depression is more common at four years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth, and there needs to be…

Patients who have survived a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) have a greatly increased risk of developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study…

Heavy social drinkers who report greater stimulation and reward from alcohol are more likely to develop alcohol use disorder over time, report researchers from the University of…

A comparatively new form of a medication for alcohol and opioid dependence that’s injected once a month instead of taken orally once a day appears to be…

A shortened version of a questionnaire used by psychologists to assess risk factors for obsessive-compulsive disorder also may help determine the risk of depression and anxiety,…

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that people living with depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions are twice as likely to have tried e-cigarettes and three times…

Treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with stimulant medication may reduce smoking risk, especially when medication is taken consistently, according to an analysis led by researchers at Duke Medicine.

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A few minutes spent filling out a widely accepted mental health assessment in a health care provider’s waiting room could make a big difference for…

Adults with an autism spectrum disorder, who may have trouble talking about themselves and interacting socially, don’t always make good impressions in job interviews and have low…

A virtual patient, the electronic medical record, and questions about how well patients sleep appear effective new tools in recognizing suicide risk, researchers say.

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This is the first study in Europe on the mental disorder popularly known as animal hoarding

Animal hoarding is a psychiatric disorder that consists of accumulating large…

A new study has found that children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have disrupted connections between different areas of the brain…

Some have characterized dopamine as the elixir of pleasure because so many rewarding stimuli - food, drugs, sex, exercise - trigger its release in the brain.…

Ashley Pritchard, a Simon Fraser University doctoral student, is among four authors of a new research paper calling for closer monitoring of new mothers for mental health problems in light of…

Suicide has been on the increase recently in the United States, currently accounting for almost 40,000 deaths a year. A new study shows that one successful effort to…

Marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression, according to a recent study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and their colleagues.

The long-term study, published in…

Teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke marijuana may be at increased risk for unsafe driving, according to a study in the May issue…

A novel compound that targets an important brain receptor has a dramatic effect against a host of cocaine addiction behaviors, including relapse behavior, a University at Buffalo animal study…

Older Americans who regularly spent time online were about a third less likely to suffer from depression in a new study that compared them to peers…

As U.S. policymakers consider ways to ease prohibitions on marijuana, the public health approaches used to regulate alcohol and tobacco over the past…