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Swimming with dolphins is an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression, say researchers in this week’s BMJ.

Their findings support the theory of biophilia, which shows how human health and…

A new study has found no major differences in how people of different ethnic groups respond to the anti-anxiety drug paroxetine, sold as Paxil.

Studies have documented worse quality mental…

The number of U.S. children and teens who were diagnosed with depression more than doubled between 1995 and 2002, while the use of antidepressant drugs rose and the use of…

There is good evidence to show that stress can increase a person’s heart rate, lower the immune system’s ability to fight colds and increase certain inflammatory markers but can…

A new study suggests that hamsters may suffer from symptoms of anxiety and depression during the dark days of winter, just as some humans do.

Using a variety of tests, researchers found more…

How useful is exercise for people with severe depression, anxiety, or chronic mental illness? According to the December issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter, hundreds of studies…

Stressful situations interfere with mental agility, according to findings presented this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, DC.

Dr. David Beversdorf and colleagues at the Ohio…

Simply thinking about something personally meaningful can ease some of the physiological effects of stress, a new study suggests.

In an experiment with college students asked to perform a stressful task,…

Women who take vacations frequently are less likely to become tense, depressed or tired and are more satisfied with their marriages, according to a recent study conducted by researchers…

Women who suffer from Depression are at increased risk of developing Colorectal cancer, according to a new analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study, an ongoing study of some 127,000 female…

The daily routines of one in ten American in Vermont, Alaska, Maine and other northern states will change for the worse on Oct. 30.

The alterations start every year…