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And chronic stress takes a toll on their well-being, research shows....

Research released by the London School of Economics (LSE) has revealed that since 2005 30,000 people with mental health problems have lost their social care support, following a £90 million shortfall in funding due to cuts to local authority budgets....

Bipolar disorder is characterized by dramatic changes in mood, energy and activity levels that impact a person's ability to carry out everyday tasks. The exact cause of the condition is unknown. But now, researchers are one step closer to finding out with the discovery of two new genetic regions that are connected to the disease....

Estimates suggest 40 percent of primary care patients have behavioral health problems, including mental health and substance abuse disorders, disabling psychological symptoms and psychological stress. Yet despite this prevalence, the integration of behavioral health services into primary care is the exception rather than the rule....

The concept of mild cognitive impairment has been introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition as mild neurocognitive disorder, making it a formal diagnosis....

But findings don't confirm a cause-and-effect link....

Cyberbullying is more strongly related to suicidal thoughts in children and adolescents than traditional bullying, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.Some estimates suggest that - depending on the country of origin - between 5% and 20% of children are victims of physical, verbal or exclusion-based bullying....

A new study from St. Michael's Hospital found that, after four years of declining, the rates of teenagers coming into Ontario emergency departments with suicide-related behaviours stopped dropping between 2006 and 2010.Suicide-related behaviours are incidents of self-inflicted injuries or self-poisonings....

It's harder to 'spring forward' than to 'fall back,' doctor says....

Approximately one in six veterans struggles with substance abuse, and 20 percent show signs of mental health issues or cognitive impairments, previous research has shown. These risk factors, combined with a lack of resources, could be contributing to an increase of veterans entering the criminal justice system, according to a report by the Center for Mental Health Services....

Vitamin D supplementation has no overall effect on depressive symptoms, but may have a significant effect for those with clinically significant depression, according to a review published online March 14 in Psychosomatic Medicine ....

Frequent nightmares in childhood could indicate an increased risk of psychosis, according to research from the University of Warwick in the UK. The study authors have published their findings in the journal Sleep.It is very common for young children to have nightmares....

Described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as "physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse," intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue affecting millions of people in the United States....

Study found developmental or behavioral red flags in babies as young as 1 year....

Research suggests genes play key role in each person's susceptibility to the disease....

For patients with schizophrenia, community-based care plus facility-based care is associated with a reduction in symptoms and disability over 12 months, according to a study published online March 5 in The Lancet ....

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) is linked to greater risk of mental and physical health symptoms, substance misuse, and sexually transmitted infections, according to a research article published in PLOS Medicine....

Under the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 4 million people who have spent time in jail will have better access to health coverage for conditions that might - if left untreated - result in higher health care costs and an increased risk of recidivism. That's the conclusion of an analysis by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS)....

A new study finds that girls and boys have very different psychological reactions when families move out of high-poverty neighborhoods.Previous studies have found high rates of emotional problems in youth living in high-poverty neighborhoods, even after controlling for factors that might influence the psychological development of each individual....