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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
February 9, 2016 US panel reaffirms depression screening for adolescents Adolescents between 12 and 18 years old in the U.S. should be screened for depression, according to guidelines reaffirmed by a government-backed panel of prevention experts.
February 8, 2016 Risk of suicide increases three-fold after a concussion Adults who suffer a concussion are at three times the long-term risk of suicide compared to the general population, according to a new study from Canada.