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People who copy their friend’s drinking behaviour will deny that their decision has been influenced, researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown.

A new study, conducted in the University…

Harvard stem cell scientists have successfully converted skins cells from patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s into the types of neurons that are affected by the disease, making it possible for the first time to…

Nearly 60% of soldier suicide attempts can be traced to pre-enlistment mental disorders, which are much more common among nondeployed U.S. Army soldiers than demographically similar populations of civilians…

New diagnosis guidelines for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) issued by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) may reduce by almost one third the total number of people…

A University of Liverpool researcher has shown that thoughts of suicide, sexual difficulties and emotional numbness as a result of anti-depressants may be more widespread than previously thought.

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New research shows that almost one-third of adults with mental illness are likely to be victims of violence within a six-month period, and that…

Although some advocates want to lower the legal drinking age from 21, research continues to show that the law saves lives. That’s the finding of a new review published…

In a study to be published in Psychological Science, researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that brain cells in what is called…

People suffering from schizophrenia are at greater risk of developing autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. This is the conclusion of new research from Aarhus University. It…

A recent study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict clinical memory impairment later in life.

Erin Abner, an assistant professor at the University of…

Schizophrenia has long been known to be highly heritable and is present in approximately 1% of the population. Researchers have been following two paths in their pursuit…

When older individuals’ thyroid glands are more active than average, it may be a risk factor for depression, according to new research accepted for publication in the…

Teenage boys who show a combination of depressive symptoms and elevated levels of the ‘stress hormone’ cortisol are up to fourteen times more likely to…

New insights into the physiological causes of depression are leading to treatments beyond common antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft, researchers are reporting in the in the journal Current Psychiatry.

Depression treatments…

For the first time researchers have studied the kind of physical pain that troubles adolescents with different mental health problems.

Professor Marit Sæbø Indredavik at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology…

People who are dementia-free but have two parents with Alzheimer’s disease may show signs of the disease on brain scans decades before symptoms…

Penn Medicine researchers have developed a better way to assess and diagnose psychosis in young children. By “growth charting” cognitive development alongside the presentation of psychotic…

People with severe asthma who rely on prednisone are more than three times more likely to be depressed than those with severe cases who don’t use prednisone and those with mild…

An 18-month pilot program that brought resources and counselors to elderly Baltimore residents with dementia and other memory disorders significantly increased the length of time…

Young girls with mental illness are three times more likely to become teenage parents than those without a major mental illness, according to a first-of-its-kind…

Adolescents with high media use, reduced sleep and low physical activity comprise an ‘invisible-risk’ group that has high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, according to a large international…

Research led by Jesse C. Stewart, Ph.D., of the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is the first to find that treatment…

Study shows independent association between diabetes and depression and impulse control disorders including binge-eating and bulimia

New research published today shows that depression and impulse…

Children with depression are more likely to be obese, smoke and be inactive, and can show the effects of heart disease as early as their teen years,…

A genetic study of adult twins and a community-based study of adolescents both report novel links between sleep duration and depression. The studies are published in the…