Psychiatry

Recent research finds that our vices can be held back when we use cash instead of credit cards at the grocery store. Christie Nicholson reports

Researchers warn of 'withdrawal of hope' as funding shrivels.

Research finds that a cop who testified that he ran past a beating without seeing it could be telling the truth. Christie Nicholson reports

Several new studies highlight the complexity of autism's genetic roots, revealing why it strikes boys more than girls and offering clues for possible new treatments

Research has found that dyscalculia, a learning disability focused around number and math concepts, is as common as dyslexia. Christie Nicholson reports

Brain imaging shows that food activates an anorectic's brain center associated with anxiety, not with pleasure as in nonanorectics. Karen Hopkin reports.

The new edition of a psychiatric manual called DSM-5 tackles what to do when mourning becomes complicated or leads to depression

Recent research has confirmed that in blind subjects who use echolocation to navigate, it is the visual part of the brain that processes the auditory echoes. Christie Nicholson reports

Powerful people often bend the rules, so if someone is a rule-breaker could they be perceived as powerful? Christie Nicholson reports