By age 30, Fuller was obese. An active day for her amounted to only 1,000 steps, and her lifestyle took a toll not only on her physical health but also on her mental well-being. She relied heavily on ...

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Women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder report worse psychological well-being, social relationships, and living conditions ...

Cataract surgery may reduce the risk of developing dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, but not in patients with anxiety or depression, according to data published in British Journal of ...

For Christine Elston, owner of Elston Psychotherapy in Sterling, mental health care is not only a profession, it is a lifelong calling. "I've known that I wanted to do this work since I was about 6," ...

The article discusses Matter of Albert S., which upheld the termination of parental rights due to mental illness. The court ...

A new meta-analysis reveals that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) reduces suicide risk by 34% and all-cause mortality by 30% ...

Up to 5% of Spain’s prison population lives with a serious mental disorder, often undiagnosed before incarceration.

The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including ...

On paper, CMS’s Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model looks like a bipartisan win: targeted federal investment, a state ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with an increased risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with emerging evidence linking chronic psychological stress to immune ...

By using a new way to measure psychopathy, Keanan Joyner says we could potentially decrease the cost of the disorder to the U ...