Depression screening is 1st step for &#39;common cold&#39; of mental ills
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Licensed counselor Joyce Gatson calls clinical depression &quot;the common cold of mental illness,&quot; and it&#39;s an apt analogy in more ways than one.
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NEW YORK  - Research in psychiatrically ill children and adolescents suggests that those with depression, anxiety and other so-called "internalizing" disorders are more likely to have allergies.
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WASHINGTON -- Now that the Food and Drug Administration is considering suicide warnings on antidepressants for children, the agency is checking whether the same precaution might be needed for adults.
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Depression, severe mental illness and loneliness are linked to illnesses such as heart disease and dementia, according to several studies published on Monday.
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Labels that warn about potential suicide risks for young patients taking antidepressants need to be stronger. That&#39;s the word from a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Regular exercise may work as well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression, researchers have found.
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Scientists say it may be possible to develop a taste test to diagnose depression and decide  the best drugs to treat it.
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HOD HASHARON, Israel  - Scientists in Israel are reaching deeper into the minds of the clinically depressed to try to lift their spirits.
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Adults with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed with brain tumors and lung cancer and develop these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic
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Asychiatrists, pediatricians and family practice doctors said in interviews that they would restrict their use of antidepressants in the wake of a federal advisory committee&#39;s decision that the medicines should contain severe warnings about the risks of
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While Parkinson&#39;s disease typically brings to mind symptoms such as tremors and slow movement, researchers have found that nearly half of all Parkinson&#39;s patients also suffer from depression.
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China plans to increase its efforts to prevent a further deterioration of mental health problems among its children and teenagers.
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Regular exercise may work as  well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression,  researchers have found.
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A simple scratch and sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, researchers said on Monday. They found that patients with early Alzheimer&#39;s disease may be
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Makers of drugs to treat obesity, depression and many other conditions are being asked for the first time to include suicide assessments in their clinical trials.
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A new study says that first-time mothers-but not first-time fathers-are at an increased risk for mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression
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SAN DIEGO  --  A novel medical technique that smuggles an electrical charge into the brain through the vagus nerve is proving at least as effective as medication in controlling severe depression, psychiatrists say.