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London, Nov 1 : Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter a sex prisoner for 24 years and repeatedly raped her, is terrified he will be locked up with dangerous mental patients, according to a psychiatric report.

TORONTO: Emotionally needy individuals are at greater risk of recurring depression, says a new Canadian study. Myriam Mongrain, who is associate professor of psychology in York University here, s...

DEL MAR, CA, November 01, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Join Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. Carol Tavris, author of Mistakes Were (But Not By Me). Dr. Tavris is a writer, teacher and lecturer wh...

Emotionally needy individuals are at greater risk of recurring depression, says a new Canadian study.

On Aug. 8, reserves peaked at just under $600 billion, the third-largest in the world. By this week, they had fallen to $484 billion, as money flew out of government vaults to support the ruble, prop ...

Children's anxiety disorders are treated most effectively with a combination of medication and a cognitive behavioral therapy, according to a study unveiled today that will be published in the New Eng...

Children and adolescents with disabling anxiety are most likely to recover when treated with a combination of talk therapy and an antidepressant medicine, according to the largest study to date of anx...

The facility is for inmates needing psychiatric care, rehab or medical treatment. The staff members were treated for minor injuries and the inmate was transferred to the maximum-security Kent Insti...

A mental health nurse who repeatedly had sex with a vulnerable patient was given a reference after leaving his job with the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB).Ian Mete was struck off last week afte...

Auckland District health Board mental health services have come under fire before.Te Whetu Tawera staff told their union in September of pressure from management to discharge patients.A Ministry of He...