Cyber bullying is on the rise, but parents and schools often have little idea what they can do proactively to reduce the effects of cyber-bullying in their family or group. Two out of ...

With many chronic health conditions such as diabetes or heart disease come additional challenges -- such as depression. But more often than not, depression is either ...

Scientists have determined that the amygdala, a small almond-shaped structure deep within the temporal lobe, is important to a rich and varied social life among humans. The ...

Only 40 percent of clinicians make a correct diagnosis of bipolar disorder when presented with a definitive case and are subject to heuristic (problem-solving by trial and error) ...

A test that assesses schizophrenia patients' ability to do grocery shopping is a good measure of cognitve processes such as planning, rule acquisition, and inhibition, collectively known as executive function, in a ...

Among its top 10 research advances of the past year, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) points to two medications that hold out promise for new approaches to combating depression; important strides in understanding autism, specifically brain structure and connections; and ...

Taking a placebo appears to be effective even  when the patient is fully aware it’s not a working drug, according to researchers at Harvard ...

A new study suggests brain scans could be used to predict the onset of schizophrenia in young people with a family history of the disease. University of Edinburgh researchers discovered the brains of people who later develop schizophrenia shrink at an accelerated rate ...

Move over smart phones, a new device -- a pen -- is said to measure if an individual is stressed-out and provide individual biofeedback for assisting self-regulation. Researcher and designer Miguel Bruns Alonso has developed a pen which can measure the stress levels of ...

Holiday shoppers beware: A new study suggests purchasing a gift for someone that threatens our own identity can lead us to buy another item to reaffirm identity. For example, if a vegetarian has to buy a steakhouse gift certificate for a friend, her discomfort may well ...