For many women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), declines in mental and physical health too often go hand-in-hand, researchers report. "Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with a greater burden of medical illness than is seen in ...

Young women with a history of depression are twice as likely to have the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms that raise the risk of heart disease, according to a new study. Men with a ...

Most Americans List Lack of Insurance Coverage & Cost as Top Reasons For Not Seeking Mental Health Services Insurance coverage problems and costs supplant stigma as the number one obstacle to accessing mental health services ...

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which is being sued for allegedly concealing negative information on the effects of its Paxil anti-depressant on children, admitted this week that the drug didn't show a benefit over a sugar pill ...

So, given that summer's here, school's out and everyone is hopefully doing fun, cool stuff instead of boring, indoor stuff, well, you'll notice the updates here to be fewer and far between for the next ...

Community leaders, children's advocates, caregivers and scores of children descended on AutoZone Park last week to observe Early Childhood Day in Memphis and Shelby County. Led by Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton, a strong ...

"For Michael and others who are uncomfortable discussing sexual issues face-to-face, distance sex therapy, as it's known, is providing a new option. Its practitioners include credentialed sex therapists who counsel clients by phone, e-mail ...

"A surgical implant that stimulates the brain should get government approval to treat chronic depression, an expert panel of federal experts said yesterday -- marking the first time an implanted device has been recommended for ...

Want to make college science faculty really nervous? Tell them to stop lecturing and start telling stories, instead. That's the advice that science faculty hear when they participate in one of the "Case Studies in ...

Across the country, psychiatrists and psychologists are engaged in a bruising battle. Two professions normally focused on respecting emotions and listening are instead hurling barbs, accusing each other of caring more about money and turf ...

Aided by House Speaker Dennis Hastert, insurance companies successfully have blocked legislation to make them provide equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses if their policies include both. President Bush endorsed the concept two years ago. ...

While the Internet has arguably increased the chances of meeting potential mates, it carries its own share of heartbreak and growing complaints about false profiles, bad behavior and ill-suited matches. A number of online daters ...