Recent studies suggest the ingestion of a certain hormone can increase a person’s ability to empathize, socialize, and possibly lead the way to medicate social-anxiety disorders. The study, conducted by Dr. René Hurlemann of Bonn University’s Clinic for Psychiatry, along with ...

An innovative research program offered by a Vancouver university is helping socially vulnerable children, ages 8 to 12, to reduce anxiety and change misperceptions. Andrew R. Eisen, Ph.D., ...

A new study reviews the behavior of physicians when making the decision to prescribe psychiatric drugs. Investigators, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...

New research may have discovered the root source for the social challenges faced by Parkinson's patients. The difficulty appears to come from an inability to recognize expressions of emotion in ...

A new study discovers institutional discrimination can influence the psychiatric health of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found an ...

A new study finds psychodynamic psychotherapy is an effective intervention with long-lasting benefits for a variety of conditions. Researchers believe the technique should not be overshadowed by ...

Results from a new study show autism and related development disorders affect nearly 1 percent of American 8-year olds. The study is a partnership hosted by the University of ...

Researchers from three universities believe loneliness is a powerful force that can isolate individuals and spread among groups. Using longitudinal data from a large-scale study that has been following ...

The information age has arrived. Cell phones and word processors rule. However, for an important population segment, the ability to use new technology is obscure. The digital divide is problematic as a ...

A new report in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine posits that adolescents with psychiatric symptoms may be more likely to develop an "Internet ...