The likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or Parkinson disease in adulthood may be tied to experiencing frequent nightmares in...

The new generation of safe and effective weight loss drugs seems to have helped boost the US profile of such medications and has fueled...

High frequency of discrimination and microaggressions in health care settings were reported by Black patients with serious illness....

Children exposed to physical assault were twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental illness in the years following the assault than...

Superagers Even at an advanced age, superagers have the memory of someone 20 or 30 years their junior. But why is that? A new study shows...

Improvement was seen in measures of sleepiness and cataplexy over 8 weeks vs placebo, but the drug was associated with hepatotoxic...

Psychedelics PARIS — "We need to develop new therapies to treat addiction because of the related cost to society, which is extremely...

Positive childhood experiences are associated with reduced risk for fair or poor adult physical health and mental health issues....

Researchers found that a 1200-IU dose of vitamin D3 supplementation is tied to a decreased risk for psychiatric symptoms at ages 6 to 8...

Nearly 42.6% of children were prenatally exposed to antiseizure medication. HealthDay News — Prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic...

Lexapro is a SSRI approved by the FDA for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in pediatric patients aged 7 years and older. The...

Those with 4 or more ACEs by the fall of 2020 had 2.71-fold increased likelihood of reporting a new ACE in spring of 2021. HealthDay News...

Resolving excess weight by adulthood may mitigate mental health risks in adolescents. Increasing weight or persistent overweight status...

Nearly 1 million children are victims of physical abuse every year and every day, 4 to 7 children die from their injuries. These...

Only 26.2% of children with parent-reported ADHD had ever received outpatient mental health care. HealthDay News — Most children with...

Researchers found that overall fracture incidence rate was 334 per 10,000 patient-years (PY) in the ADHD group vs 284 per 10,000 PY in...

Scientific America's article outlines the risks and benefits of cannabis usage for those with Bipolar conditions Many people with bipolar...

One professional psychiatrist shares his account of living with bipolar affective disorder. Being on the other side of the table, is a...

What are Personal Boundaries? Types of Boundaries Physical boundaries refer to personal space and physical touch. Healthy physical...

Childhood housing insecurity also associated with higher depression symptom scores in adulthood. HealthDay News — Housing insecurity in...