Psychology / Psychiatry Stories
An experimental antidepressant acts on the same enzyme targeted by drugs developed for inflammation-based diseases.
The replication rate in psychology is quite high; in fact, it is statistically near perfect, say Harvard researchers.
Emotional abuse in children may present the greatest risk of migraines later on in life compared to other forms of abuse.
Adopting a positive attitude toward growing old might help us live longer.
A new study highlights the benefits of providing genetic counseling to patients with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
In the Netherlands, 70 percent of the psychiatric patients who received assistance for their suicide were women.
Investors in communities exposed to Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme moved $430 billion out of risky assets and into bank accounts: study.
Compared to others, sleep-deprived participants were 4.5 times more likely to sign their names to a false confession: study.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his state would ban the practice of conversion therapy on minors.
People who have defeated another in some contest are more likely to cheat in the future: study.
A prominent Dutch researcher makes the case for reconsidering schizophrenia as part of a "psychosis susceptibility syndrome," rather than as a distinct genetic brain disease.
Texting and posting on social media do have some emotional and psychological benefits, but less than old fashioned human contact.