Three years after President Bush convened the first New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, the commissioners met again to assess how much progress has been made. They reported that ... Read More

As our brains age they often slow down. We seem to gain wisdom even as our mental agility fades. Nintendo has announced a game to help aging baby ... Read More

We often hear talk of postpartum depression or the baby blues, which occurs shortly after the birth of a baby. Though we rarely discuss depression that occurs during pregnancy or ... Read More

A USC review of published research has found no evidence that early episodes of schizophrenia without medication result in long-term harm for patients. Current practice is to treat early ... Read More

Effectively treating a mother's depression is also good for her children's mental health. A study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that ... Read More

The media often suggests that anger is an emotion that people are compelled to act on. This is almost never true. We choose whether or not to act ... Read More

Three psychiatrists at Duke University Medical School believe that 49 percent of former U.S. presidents were afflicted by mental illness. Depression was the most prevalent diagnosis, occurring at a rate ... Read More

Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and neurologists all approach assessment differently. In 1998 the public got to see how these different professionals approached assessing boxer Mike Tyson. The Nevada Athletic Commission ordered ... Read More

Child abuse contributes to a number of mental health problems. It's important not to assume that these are the only effects of abuse. Research have found that hidden head injuries ... Read More

Laughter has been shown to strengthen the immune system, reduce food cravings, and increase one's threshold for pain. There's even an emerging therapeutic field known as humor therapy to help ... Read More

People often develop a close relationship with their therapist. The two of them have been sitting in a room talking about very personal subjects - often once a week for ... Read More

How big is a drink? A study at Duke University found that college students pour themselves "super-size" drinks, making it likely that they are drinking more than they realize. ... Read More

In a report released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness this week the United States fared poorly in the treatment of adults with serious mental illness. NAMI was founded ... Read More

Women begin abusing alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do and may have more situations in their lives that trigger substance abuse, according to research from Columbia University. Read ... Read More