How to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is typically treated with medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two.
Although most patients with OCD respond to treatment, some patients...
A break from social media can improve mental health
Scientists from the University of Bath found asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to big improvements in...
Scientists find blood markers that predict suicide in major depression
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have developed a method to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the suicide risk of major depressive...
Scientists found how depression drugs treat nerve pain
Scientists from Australia's national science agency found for the first time how tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) work against nerve pain.
The finding paves the way for...
Cannabis use linked to higher risk of anxiety and depression
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that cannabis use is linked to an increased risk of other illicit drug use as well as of anxiety...
Recognizing schizophrenia: seeking clues to a difficult disorder
What would it be like to hear voices or see people or things that aren’t really there?
How would you feel if people seemed out...
Why many women with autism and ADHD aren’t diagnosed until adulthood – and what...
Over the last decade or so, there’s been an uptick in the number of adults being diagnosed with autism and ADHD.
Any number of factors...
Yoga improves depression and anxiety symptoms
Scientists from Boston University found that yoga and breathing exercises improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in the short term and cumulatively in the...
Stress poses heart health dangers for women
Women tend to not only take on their own stress, but also that of their families.
This compounds the potential health hazards that include both...
Depression drugs linked to doubled death risk in people with heart disease
In a recent study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, researchers found antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are linked to an almost doubled...