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Depression March 8, 2016

Researchers try to solve the mystery of when to stop antidepressants

It is one of the most common and wrenching decisions in mental health: when to stop antidepressant medication.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH February 29, 2016

Benzodiazepine prescriptions, overdose deaths on the rise in US

Even as opiate abuse has become a growing problem in the U.S., overdose deaths involving sedatives and antiseizure medications in the benzodiazepine category have also risen steeply, according to a recent study.

MENTAL HEALTH February 29, 2016

Transgender kids have good mental health when allowed to be themselves

Transgender kids who transform their appearance to match their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth may not necessarily experience mental health problems more often than other children, a small U.S. study suggests.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH February 26, 2016

Teen mental health risk increases with food insecurity

Adolescents living in households with limited or uncertain availability of nutritious food are more than twice as likely as other kids to have emotional problems or conduct problems, according to a new study.

Depression February 23, 2016

Parents' anxiety, depression may lead to kids being fussy eaters

Preschoolers are more likely to be fussy eaters if a parent had anxiety or depression during pregnancy or early in the child's life, suggests a new study from the Netherlands.

MENTAL HEALTH February 22, 2016

Online insomnia therapy may help ease depression symptoms

Online therapy for insomnia may help people who also have depression manage symptoms of the mood disorder, an Australian study suggests.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH February 22, 2016

Mothers may pass daughters a brain wired for depression

Mothers may pass on vulnerability to depression in much the same way they give their daughters green eyes or curly hair - girls might inherit a brain structure that's predisposed to mood disorders, a small U.S. study suggests.

Drug and Substance Abuse February 19, 2016

Marijuana use may lead to abuse of other substances

Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.

Children's Health February 18, 2016

Kids born small and targeted by bullies may face lasting effects

Children born at extremely low birth weight may face greater risk of bullying than their normal-sized peers and be more prone to suffer lasting effects from victimization, a Canadian study suggests.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH February 11, 2016

Study finds concerning trends among Dutch assisted suicide cases

Laws permitting assisted suicide may justify the right of even psychiatric patients to end their lives in theory, but the reality of implementing such programs is messy, a study of the Netherlands finds.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH February 9, 2016

Flashing night-lights may help lessen jet lag, circadian problems

Exposing sleeping people to a series of short flashing lights at night might help them adjust more quickly to time zone changes, according to a new U.S. study.