Mental Health

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy readies for phase III trials, a last step before possible prescription use in PTSD patients

A large trial in schools showed no evidence of benefits, and hints it could even cause problems

Hints emerge that past environments could have influenced psychiatric disorders

A new study uses brain imaging to separate those who think about and even attempt suicide from those who don’t 

Research presented at a Berlin psychiatric conference shows teenage cannabis use hastens onset of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals

Intriguing new research suggests a positive sleep role for a meaningful life

Researchers hope blood and brain scans may detect new clues

The ubiquitous technique for relieving stress and pain has remarkably little scientific evidence backing it, a group of scientists contend

Anxiety can assume unusual forms—turning uncertainty, or even a striped couch, into a constant worry

Complex computer modeling demonstrates that obsessive-compulsive disorder patients learn about their environments but don’t use that information to guide their actions

New studies strengthen ties between loss, pain and drug use