Sleeping more than nine hours regularly might signal underlying health issues, not cause them. Studies suggest this extended ...

Half of those who die by suicide had no diagnosed psychiatric risk factors like depression. The absence of genetic risk ...

New research suggests kids who have smartphones by the age of 12, are at a higher risk of obesity, lack of sleep and ...

As the number of people who struggle with clinical levels of mental health problems continues to rise, many experts and ...

The FDA has approved a device that aims to treat depression by sending electric current into a part of the brain known to ...

A study of more than 1 million UK medical records found that getting a flu vaccine between ages 40 and 50 did not increase Parkinson’s disease risk and was even associated with a lower estimated ...

The study highlights the importance of care tailored to the needs of particular communities, including immigrants and people ...

Slowly tapering antidepressants with psychological support prevents depression relapse to a similar extent as continuing the medication, a new analysis shows.

Researchers from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) report that most genetic influences on mental illness are shared across diagnostic categories, revealing a more interconnected biological ...

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these ...

Depression has been tied to a two-fold increased risk offor epilepsy and a suboptimal response to initial therapy, ...

From Nigeria to the UK and India, research reveals that this hidden epidemic is not only devastating rural communities but also threatening the very sustainability of global food systems, putting ...