Depression is a common, recurrent, disabling and potentially life-threatening disorder that accounts for much misery worldwide. Current treatments are imperfect: most studies suggest that chemical antidepressant…
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Martin Baggaley pulled no punches last week in his assessment of the dire state of mental health. The Medical Director of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust said the system was in crisis, inefficient…
Older men - but not women - who suffer from depression have a greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease, according…
Australia’s orchestral musicians are suffering for their art, according to new research. Psychologists found that 84% of…
Have you ever had the flu, and along with the physical symptoms a temporary feeling of being low and fed up? Though most of us would shrug these feelings off as a result of not being able to go out with…
Antipsychotic drugs are usually considered to be one of the 20th century’s major medical breakthroughs. They are often believed to be so effective that they brought about the closure of the old mental…
Experiences of racism could lead to depression and anxiety in children and young people, according to new research led by…
A recent Norwegian study on psychedelic drugs and psychological well-being not only highlighted fewer mental health issues among users of these drugs but also underscored the reinvigoration of scientific…
People who were bullied at school will probably be able tell you how it affected them psychologically. But a new study published today suggests that childhood bullying could also lead to poorer physical…
Depression and anxiety disorders affect a great many people and though we have antidepressants to treat symptoms, we actually know little about how the chemistry behind them works. For example, we have…
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression share common genetic variations, a new study has found, with researchers saying they can now calculate how much of the risk for developing such disorders…
Psychologists from the University of California, Berkley have discovered a link between parenting style and mental health…
A 9 month study of 279 British patients has shown that people of South Asian origin are more likely to suffer depression…
Middle-aged women are more likely to experience depression than older women with urinary incontinence. The University of…
The brains of people diagnosed with depression are less adaptable to their environments, a study emerging from Neuroscience…
An increasing number of people are trying to cope with depression and bipolar in the UK. But we also have an over-reliance on drugs and waiting lists can be a year long for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy…
Traditional psychiatry uses the approaches of medicine to try to understand mental health problems and guide treatment. This means relying on diagnosis – identifying what are believed to be mental illnesses…
Middle-aged women who have depression are nearly twice as likely to have a stroke compared to women of the same age who are…
Teenage girls are more likely to experience depression if their father left at an early age, researchers at the University…
A study has found that an online course in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help people with heart disease, a group…
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