A two-year study evaluating the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation for long-term antidepressant benefit has determined the intervention is effective. Results showed that of the patients who responded to VNS Therapy, the majority continued to experience significant clinical benefit for up ...

Scientists may have discovered evidence of a hard-wired genetic link to schizophrenia. Researchers report the identification of unique molecular mechanism that creates an imbalance of proteins implicated in development of the disorder. For many genetic diseases such as Huntington’s disease ...

New research suggests use of antidepressant medication for depressed people with bipolar disorder is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill). The results are part of the large-scale, multi-site Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), a $26.8 million clinical ...

According to a new study, an individual's diet may not only lead them to be at risk of developing certain inflammatory diseases but may also place them at risk for clinical depression. Researchers say a diet should contain a better balance of ...

The UK is poised to be the first country to grant universal access to self-help computer software that has been proven effective in treating mild forms of depression and anxiety. The effort will begin in April 2007, ...

The mental health of parents can influence whether children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will develop conduct problems such as lying, fighting, bullying and stealing, according to University of Maryland researchers. The study, published in the American Psychological Association's Journal, Developmental Psychology, ...

A holistic model of care that involves detailed interactions between nurse educators and individuals with a disease, has been found to nearly double the likelihood of significant improvement among depressed patients. In this team approach, a doctor's office nurse monitors patients by ...

A recently published study suggest most first-time offenders for driving while intoxicated have more going on than just a problem with alcohol. Many first-time DWI offenders also have high rates of other substance-use disorders as well as other psychiatric disorders. Accordingly, current ...

New studies confirm what has been suspected: children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for alcohol- as well as other substance-related problems as they grow older. Additional risk factors are parental alcoholism and stressful family experiences. The results of ...

A recently published study shows that nearly 30 percent of the general population would benefit from mental health care; however, only 10 percent of the population actually receives help. According to study authors, this was the first large-scale assessment of the general ...