October 20th, 2011
Youth at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music, according to research by Dr. Katrina McFerran of the University of Melbourne.
For the study, McFerran, a senior lecturer in Music Therapy at the Melbourne Conservatorium ...
October 10th, 2011

A new UK study has found evidence that a specific gene is linked to suicidal behavior.
Investigators believe this research may help experts target the gene in future ...
September 29th, 2011

A new research study looks at how adolescents think, how disordered thinking can take root, and how this thought pattern can ultimately lead ...
September 16th, 2011

The American health care system segregates medical and mental health services, making for a flawed structure that limits health care access and the delivery of ...
September 9th, 2011

A new study warns that research suggesting a genetic-environmental linkage for the development of some psychiatric illnesses needs additional scrutiny and replication before being accepted as ...
August 26th, 2011

A new study suggests routine mental health screening in high school can identify adolescents at risk for mental illness.
Authorities can then reach out and connect the identified adolescents ...
August 4th, 2011

A new UK study finds that among individuals 65 or older, taking new generation antidepressants (SSRIs) is riskier than older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), increasing the likelihood of ...
August 3rd, 2011

A new Australian study finds that women who experience gender-based violence such as rape, sexual assault, intimate partner violence and stalking are at an increased risk ...
August 2nd, 2011

A new Mayo Clinic paper suggests the family doctor may be the “X” factor for reducing the number of suicides.
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of ...
July 5th, 2011

Researchers have urged the Food and Drug Administration to take varenicline (brand name Chantix), a popular smoking cessation drug, off the market after linking it to a striking increase of ...