Japan's National Institute of Mental Health announced on Tuesday it has opened a website focused on suicide-prevention. The site, named "Ikiru (to live)," provides reports on suicide studies and ... Read More

A recent study suggests that seniors who learn to use a computer have fewer depressive symptoms than their peers who aren't as technologically connected. Other factors may also be ... Read More

Addiction to opiates such as heroin can be difficult to treat. The technique of rapid opioid detoxification using general anesthesia has emerged as a new but unproven approach to ... Read More

GlaxoSmithKline released a statement on Monday slamming a recent report from Norway suggesting its antidepressant Paxil was linked to an increased suicide risk in adults. The drug company argued ... Read More

Army women in support units exposed to combat have rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression similar to male soldiers. The new research, presented at the American Psychological ... Read More

Recent research confirms that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior in children and adolescents in the short- and long-term. Other recent research found that a particular violent video ... Read More

Switching from an antidepressant to psychotherapy or vice versa often improves symptoms in chronically depressed patients who are unresponsive to their initial treatment, according to a May 2005 study. Read more ... Read More

A 2005 study provides more support for the theory that social support may strengthen the immune system. This study actually found that social isolation and loneliness can impair the immune ... Read More

A recent study of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse in the United States found that both remain under-treated. The study examined rates of substance use disorders and mental ... Read More

If you had trouble finding the treatment guidelines for DID that were mentioned last week, it's because they were moved. You can now find them on this page at ... Read More

Central sleep apnea, while similar in some respects to obstructive sleep apnea, has a very different cause. Where obstructive sleep apnea is caused by fatty deposits in the neck, enlarged ... Read More

Patients with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses often miss taking doses of their medication. When this happens their symptoms usually return or get worse. A new study ... Read More

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that people born during a famine in China have an increased risk of schizophrenia. This ... Read More

It's important to be able to predict who will develop Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and related dementias as soon as we possibly can. Identifying the "preclinical phase" of AD will help ... Read More

The International Society for the Study of Dissociation has published a revision to their Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults. These evidenced-based guidelines provide detailed information for ... Read More