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Sustained-release lithium may be an effective treatment for pathological gambling in patients with bipolar spectrum disorder, also referred to as manic Depression, the results of a small study suggest.

Pathologic gambling…

The prenatal use of a widely prescribed class of antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can cause withdrawal reactions and convulsions in newborns, analysis of an international database suggests.…

Remember the time when people made stupid mistakes instead of “bad choices,” when anal-retentive personalities were simply tidy and no one needed a “life coach?”

Gone are the…

A family doctor testified Wednesday that a teenager was taking a starter dose of the antidepressant Zoloft when the boy shot his grandparents to death.

The testimony by Dr. Eric…

As many as 90 percent of the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami might have suffered some form of psychological trauma from the disaster, with children particularly at risk, mental…

Antidepressant use among children declined 10 percent in 2004, after U.S. regulators warned the drugs may be linked with increased suicide risk, pharmacy benefits firm Medco Health Solutions said…

Nearly half of patients with bipolar disorder, also called manic depression, may have been abused as children, scientists say in a new report.

Emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or a combination,…

People have reported numerous incidents of serious psychiatric problems - including hallucinations, mania and severe Depression - that may have resulted from taking ephedra, new study findings report.

Nearly one-half of…

Treatment with the antidepressant mirtazapine, started on the first day after an acute stroke, is “remarkably effective” in preventing the onset of Depression, results of a German trial suggest.

Depression often complicates…

Five percent of tsunami survivors - up to 200,000 people in Indonesia’s Aceh province alone - could develop severe Depression and other long-term mental health disorders, World Health…

A computer program that improves one type of memory appears to help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new study findings suggest.

After around 40 kids with ADHD completed more than 20…

Britain’s suicide rate for young men has plunged to its lowest level in two decades and is nearly 30 percent below its peak in 1998, the government announced…

Young men who perform well in intelligence tests have less risk of committing suicide than those with lower scores, Swedish scientists said on Friday.

In one of the…

A group of Italian researchers is recommending routine thyroid-function screening for women during early pregnancy, because they believe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with…

Ambulance staff, teachers and social service workers are among Britain’s most stressed professionals, according to a study on Friday.

Also feeling the pressure are call center operators, prison officers,…

Symptoms of anxiety may speed the progression of certain physical disabilities in older women, new research suggests.

The study of 1,000 women with physical limitations such as trouble walking or…

Sepracor Inc. said on Wednesday that its recently approved Lunesta sleep drug appears to help fight insomnia and depression in patients with both disorders.

Preliminary results of a late-stage…

In the wake of the tsunami disaster, Indonesia is launching its biggest ever mental health drive for traumatised survivors - many of whom have never heard of psychological counselling before.

While…

Every year more than 17 million Americans suffer from clinical depression. It strikes men, women and children of all races and socio-economic groups, causing them to lose motivation, energy and the pleasure of…

Sure, everybody feels sad or blue now and then. But if you’re sad most of the time, and it’s giving you problems with

 
• your grades or attendance at school  …

“Depression that goes on and on and on for weeks and months is called clinical depression.”

Depression Is A Whole Body Disorder

Depression. The darkest moods. Feeling down,…

Helping the Depressed Child

The first step in helping the depressed child is to recognize that the child is, in fact, depressed. This can be challenging. For one thing, its difficult…

Handling children’s anger can be puzzling, draining, and distressing for adults. In fact, one of the major problems in dealing with anger in children is the angry feelings that are…