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Not everyone with depression will respond to a particular Antidepressant medication, but there’s a good chance that a second or third choice will be effective, researchers have found.

Dr. Frederic…

People with body dysmorphic disorder, a preoccupation with a real or imagined physical defects, have far higher than average rates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, a new study…

U.S. regulators should publicize concerns about psychiatric problems in some children who took certain attention-deficit drugs, even though it’s not clear if the medicines caused the behavior, several…

The American Psychiatric Association on Monday sharply criticized actor Tom Cruise for televised remarks in which he called psychiatry a “pseudo science” and disputed the value of antidepressant drugs.

“It…

Patients suffering from severe depression who have not responded to other treatments may be helped by deep brain stimulation, researchers said on Monday.

The treatment, which is like a pacemaker for…

People who use the Internet to incite others to commit suicide or teach them how to kill themselves face fines of up to A$550,000 ($430,000) under tough new laws passed…

Having an optimistic outlook on life may not always guarantee a better reaction to stress, as measured by a person’s immune status, according to a University…

Efforts to define the abnormally activated areas in the brains of people with Bipolar disorder could lead to new drug treatments and better coping strategies, US researchers suggest…

The American Indian teenagers died one by one, all in order, as they had agreed in their suicide pact.

Seventeen teens have killed themselves in recent months in Cheyenne River, and the…

Middle-age and older individuals who have a greater blood pressure reaction in response to   stress score lower on a number of tests of mental performance, independent of their resting…

Emotional   stress may be a trigger of otherwise unexplained cases of cardiac arrest, new research shows.

An international research team found that survivors of unexplained, or “idiopathic,” cardiac arrest…

Hong Kong, a city best known for its serious pursuit of money, will hold a laughing contest in July as health experts worry over rising incidence of mental…

Teenagers who see themselves as either too heavy or too thin may be at heightened risk of attempting suicide, regardless of what their weight actually is, according to a…

While both psychotherapy and medication can be effective for children and adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, therapy may be the best choice, according to a new report.

Such non-drug…

Cancer survivors may be at risk of problems with mental abilities such as memory and learning, study suggests.

It found those who had undergone cancer treatment were twice as likely to…

So-called ‘complicated’ grief following the death of a loved one and lasting 6 months or longer, can be relieved more effectively with interpersonal therapy combined with a focus on treating the…