A number of mental health problems increase the risk of child and adolescent suicide, according to new research from the World Health Organization. Many young people were diagnosed with ... Read More

One year after warning labels linked the drugs to suicidal behavior, the use of antidepressants by children has dropped. An FDA-sponsored study found a 20% drop in prescriptions from ... Read More

Scientists have discovered that a gene that regulates dopamine levels in the brain is involved in the development of schizophrenia in children at high risk for the disorder. The finding ... Read More

Black women who have chronic pain report more psychological distress, physical impairments and post-traumatic stress disorder than white women with chronic pain. These differences may have implications for treatment ... Read More

How safe are mental health medications? It's probably not surprising that they may not be quite as safe as a placebo. An October 2005 meta analysis (which looked at multiple ... Read More

We all feel sad sometimes. Sadness is not to be confused with depression. It is a normal emotion that can make life more interesting. Here are ... Read More

Early treatment after a first episode of psychosis improves how people with schizophrenia fare in the long term, according to a new study. Data from 43 studies found that ... Read More

Most of us have heard of Borderline Personality Disorder. Much of what we hear seems to be negative. Patients with this disorder have gotten a bad reputation. Remember ... Read More

Newly published research suggests that exercise helps keep Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias at bay. Scientists looked for dementia or Alzheimer's in a 1,449 patients 65 and older whose ... Read More

Swedish researchers confirmed this week that exercising in middle age can cut the risk of suffering from Alzheimer's disease later in life. This seems particularly true in high risk people. ... Read More

The October 10th issue of U.S. News & World Report features a special section on health plans. Managed care has been especially hard on mental health care. The ... Read More