Children learn about the world through a variety of sources, including parents, teachers, friends, and the media. Although news gleaned from television, radio, or the …

Good news for chocolate lovers.

Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of …

Parents should try to encourage their children to exercise by scheduling at least 30 minutes of family physical activities each day, according to the American …

The Food and Drug Administration and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. warned doctors that the company’s antipsychotic drug Geodon has been linked to extremely high …

The great outdoors provides great benefits to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

So says a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study in the September issue …

Paying Tribute to Hospice Pioneer Kubler-Ross
Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who revolutionized the way the world looks at terminally ill patients, has died at age 78. …

Integrating osychotherapy by telephone into a program for treating depression can significantly improve outcomes, according to a study in the August 25 issue of …

Due to a high rate of mental illness found among the college population, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill urges parents to talk to …

If you are headed off to college for the first time this month or next, you may be facing more than new academic challenges.

Many of …

Combo Therapy Best for Teen Depression

When it comes to treating teenage depression, two treatments appear to be better than one. Almost three out of …

Bush launches controversial mental health plan (BMJ)
President Bush announced on 26 July 2004 that his administration has begun implementing the recommendations of the New …

Not only are eating disorders dangerous to one’s physical and mental health, but they cost U.S. companies millions of dollars. The overall medical …