Depression News

Studies ask whether MDMA can cure PTSD Club drug Molly gives MDMA a bad name, but research on its medical uses are promising.

The review, which has been published in the in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, looked at 19 extensive studies conducted across 12 countries and found that teenage girls in Northern Europe, the UK and China are specifically experiencing an increase in mental health problems.

According to new research, adults who have Asperger's syndrome are at a much higher risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts than the rest of the public.

A 14-year-old girl from a local middle school asked me this question at work last week.

Before we dive into some very personal stories about suicide, addiction and depression, we talk to two experts to get an overview of the state of Latino mental health.

Depression is the most prevalent of all the emotional disorders. Symptoms may vary from feelings of minor sadness to sheer misery and dejection.

A dad of three was found dead in bed after travelling to Blackpool to watch his son play in a football tournament.

SEEKING SUPPORT FROM STATE LAWMAKERS. BUT STEVE BURGIN REPORTS IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD SELL... STEVE? SOME 18-THOUSAND VETERANS HERE IN KENTUCKY HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH P-T-S-D... AND SOME OF THEM BELIEVE MARIJUANA IS THE ANSWER TO THEIR PAIN.

It was just after eight in the evening at Akeso, a private psychiatric clinic in A Parktown, Johannesburg.

Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and, although efficacious treatments are available, their efficacy is suboptimal and recurrence of symptoms is common.

Middle-age and older people who are highly stressed, have depression or who are perhaps even just cynical may be at increased risk of stroke, according to new research.

It's a topic most people don't like to talk about, but it's taking more and more lives in Genesee County - especially young lives.

There is an associated risk of depression in people who experience loss of vision due to conditions such as age-related macular degeneration.

Circuits in the brain involved in pursuing and relishing rewarding experiences are more strongly activated in people with bipolar disorder, guiding them towards riskier gambles and away from safer ones, researchers report.

Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are also depressed have difficulty sticking to a pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Fluoxetine plus relapse-prevention cognitive-behavioral therapy cuts the risk of relapse in youth with major depressive disorder, according to a study published online June 17 in The American Journal of Psychiatry .

Chris Boudreau, a grieving mother from Canada, traveled to Europe this last week to learn about ways to spare other families whose children risk the same fate as her son.

Pregnant asylum seekers on Christmas Island pleaded with medical experts four months ago to put their children up for adoption by Australian families as the women became increasingly anxious about their future.

Pregnant asylum seekers on Christmas Island pleaded with medical experts four months ago to put their children up for adoption by Australian families as the women became increasingly anxious about their future.

July 9, 2014 - The first clinical trial to examine integrated low vision and mental health treatment has shown that the approach can reduce the incidence of depression by half among people with low vision due to age-related macular degeneration .