A 2004 UK study confirmed that children who have contact with their fathers following a family break-up suffer fewer behavioral problems than those who don't have such contact. The researchers found ... Read More

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling mental health disease. Around one percent of the population will develop schizophrenia during their lifetime. More than 2 million Americans suffer from the ... Read More

What do you do if antidepressant medications or therapy don't help your depression? An implanted "pacemaker-like device" that sends electrical pulses to the brain may provide long-term relief, according ... Read More

Several mental health factors can take a toll on heart health, although each factor seems to act at different stages through different mechanisms, research suggests. Read more in this ... Read More

Some abuse survivors have memories of being horribly abused in Satanic cults. Are these memories real? What do they mean? I have worked with some people who ... Read More

Stress Management guide Elizabeth Scott has created a quiz to help you understand some aspects of stress and health. I took the quiz and got 18 out of 20 ... Read More

Scientists announced yesterday that they are closer to learning how Prozac (and similar antidepressants) grow new brain cells. Researchers were able to study six stages of neuron development. ... Read More

Is there really a link between marijuana and schizophrenia? Research is mixed - but a link exists between marijuana use in some people and schizophrenic-like symptoms. An April 2006 ... Read More

Research suggests that men and women respond to stress differently. Most of the earlier research on the "fight-or-flight response" was done using males. Shelley Taylor has found that females - ... Read More

When most people think of dementia they immediately think of Alzheimer's disease. While Alzheimer's disease. is the most common cause of dementia among those over the age of 65 there ... Read More

Can traumatic events be forgotten and recalled later? If this does occur, are the memories always accurate? Memory is not like a tape recorder. The brain processes information and ... Read More

A recent theory suggests that Anorexia nervosa may have once helped people survive times of starvation. This theory suggests that an instinct that told members of migrating populations to ... Read More

Mental health patients in Canada are commonly drugged without their consent and many suffer long-term damage as a result, according to a report released Monday by the Canadian Alliance for ... Read More

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day is Wednesday, May 3, 2006. At numerous locations throughout the United States and Canada, you may receive a free and anonymous screening for anxiety and ... Read More