Latest Mental Health News

Dr. Sarason was a psychologist whose groundbreaking work on social settings and their influence on individual problems helped establish the field of community psychology.

Professor Block's project began in 1968 with a group of 3-year-olds, and ended when they turned 32.

Through the use of various tests, a handful of dating Web sites are competing to impose some structure on the quest for love.

Experts said a finding could raise ethical questions about consulting severely disabled patients on care.

Researchers have found that the body embodies abstractions the best way it knows how: physically.

The Wall Street Journal reports that insurers are bringing their insurance plans in compliance with new rules and laws that make mental health and substance abuse insurance coverage available to millions of Americans...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It causes obsessive thoughts and fears that lead to engage in compulsive behavior. It is a chronic mental health condition. A person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder may realize that their obsessions are not reasonable, and may try to ignore them or stop them. But that only increases distress and anxiety...

The Associated Press reports that, according to Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., "The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune. ... Public questions about the quality of mental health care provided by a private contractor at the base were raised last year by the September firing of Dr...

Mental health professionals have long-known that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts. However, a group of McGill University researchers in Montreal has now come to the conclusion that self-identity is the crucial risk-factor, rather than actual sexual behaviours...

Today Merz Pharma entered the Irish Healthcare market with Denzapine, the first generic form of clozapine available in Ireland. Denzapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent used in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) which has been available to prescribe in the UK since February 2004...

Persistent driving under the influence offenders with bipolar disorder have high rates of comorbid mental conditions and have little engagement with the healthcare system, the results of a US study indicate.

A measure of early perceptual processing is associated with work, independent living, and social perception in patients with schizophrenia, say US scientists in findings that support cascade models of information processing.

Children born to parents with bipiolar disorder appear to have increased cortisol levels that persist over time, say researchers.

Researchers have found that relapse of schizophrenia is associated with substantial healthcare costs and remains an important predictor of subsequent relapse.

Students who gain higher than average grades at school are at increased risk for developing bipolar disorder, study findings suggest.