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The same kind of deep brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported.Their stud...

A simple yet cost effective way to reduce stress or anxiety is chewing sugarfree gum, according to a study.

Nov 12 2008 by Sion Barry, Western Mail MENTAL health care business Pastoral Cymru will create 180 jobs in Cardiff next year. The venture is building a secure mental health facility, backed with ...

Posted on: Thursday, 13 November 2008, 00:00 CST U.S. and Canadian researchers are questioning the American Heart Association's suggestion that all heart patients be screened for depression. A repo...

But older family members who suffer from the condition may need your help to overcome those misconceptions and get treatment."In the elderly community, there is a lot of stigma still about depression ...

A high prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders (MPDs) has been reported in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS). However, the relationship between the psychiatric substrate and syncope remains unclear.

AstraZeneca today announced that the once-daily formulation SEROQUEL XRT (quetiapine fumarate extended release tablets) and SEROQUEL® (quetiapine fumarate) have been approved via the Mutual Recognition Procedure for new indications in bipolar disorder. SEROQUEL XR and SEROQUEL have been approved for treatment of major depressive episodes in bipolar disorder. Additionally, SEROQUEL XR has been approved for treatment of moderate to severe manic episodes in bipolar disorder.

Saint Louis University researchers have identified a novel way of getting a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke into the brain where it can do its work. “We found a unique approach for delivering drugs to the brain,” says William A. Banks, M.D., professor of geriatrics and pharmacological and physiological science at Saint [...]

With the days getting shorter (and colder) and the holidays quickly approaching, many of us start thinking back to days gone by. This sentimentality and desire for the past is known as nostalgia. While the Holidays seem to heighten this sense of longing in all of us, a new study in Psychological Science, [...]

An insightful study has found that women who work in relatively equally matched gender groups were more likely to be harassed than women who worked in predominantly male or female groups. The finding is contrary to common assumptions and conventional wisdom. "Some people argue that women are more likely to be harassed [...]