A study finds that appropriate mental health care is hindered by an individual's cultural bias. Failure to recognize or appreciate mental illness impedes appropriate disease management and includes behaviors such as noncompliance with medication regimens and a failure to attend scheduled appointments. ...

A new study finds that exposure to fast food does more than just add calories -- it is associated with potentially detrimental lifestyle and financial choices. Specifically, ...

A fascinating new article traces psychoanalytical and pharmacological trends for the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Historically, the 1950s and 1960s were characterized by the fear of ...

The growing popularity of meditation has stimulated scientific investigation on how the technique influences brain function. "Given the popularity and effectiveness of meditation as a means of alleviating ...

A new study suggests a widely used screening tool for bipolar disorder may incorrectly indicate borderline personality disorder rather than bipolar disorder. The instrument in question is the Mood ...

A new study discovers a mother's relationship with her children during youth is important for the child’s emotional growth. University of Reading researchers found that an insecure relationship between ...

A new study discovers that stress and low levels of physical activity are very common among the American workforce. The dangerous combo is linked to being overweight or ...

A new study reviews the societal and familial challenges single women face when they reach their mid-30s. The revelations are somewhat puzzling given the so-called societal ...

First we learn about sex addiction, now researchers are studying work addiction and how better to measure the disorder. In a new study, Spanish researchers have developed a new scale for ...

A new pilot study is supportive of teenage blogging, as the vast majority of study subjects used the blogs to nurture relationships with their peers ...