It may be—if a secretive, private, and powerful organization called the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) gets its way. State-based Action Alerts! For years now,…

The language you are introduced to affects the structure of your brain, influences how you see the world and who you are. But what if…

A federal advisory group said Monday that doctors should screen teens for depression, but the number of students that benefit from the directive might be…

Warrior Connection was a continuing discussion on PTSD and avoiding the hooks. HOOKS Substance abuse is a constant danger to those who are living with…

Having friends who suffer from depression doesn't affect the mental health of others, according to research led by the University of Warwick. The academics found…

Recently, an editorial in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society cited “disease-mongering” of testosterone to men for conditions for which it is not approved. Increasingly low…

For years we’ve been told that depression is caused by low serotonin levels in the brain. Now, a leading professor of psychiatry is warning that belief…

Around a quarter of people experience depression at some point in their lives, two-thirds of whom are women. Each year more than 11m working days are lost…

Despite its popularity, using a weak electric current to boost brainpower doesn’t live up to the hype. A new study shows that the most common…

The majority of people taking antidepressants may not actually have depression, a new study claims. Researchers discovered more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of people…

“Even at normal doses, taking psychiatric drugs can produce suicidal thinking, violent behavior, aggressiveness, extreme anger, hostility, irritability, loss of ability to control impulses, rage…

Taking in such spine-tingling wonders as the Grand Canyon, Sistine Chapel ceiling or Schubert’s “Ave Maria” may give a boost to the body’s defense system,…