Mental Health

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

Some doctors are prescribing a walk in the park as good medicine for not just physical, but also mental health

Increased acidity found in the brains of patients and mouse models of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder raises treatment questions

Testosterone changes may be a factor