Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Parents whose children need intensive care treatment suffer clinically significant impairment of their mental health, researchers say
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Alcohol use disorders are a major risk factor for all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia, study shows
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Adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder have learning and memory problems that could affect their self-esteem, researchers say
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Women experience seasonal changes in their mood across the year, including more depression in winter, regardless of social and lifestyle factors, a study show
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Singing in groups could help improve patients’ mental health, promoting a feeling of belonging and improved social skills and confidence, researchers say
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Young people display greater perfectionist tendencies today than 30 years ago due to the increasing demands of society and competitive individualism, a study
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People affected by depression may have genes associated with anxiety, worry and low mood, a study suggests
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Most people who self-harm do so as a way to deal with emotional distress rather than as a cry for help, research suggests
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Rates of psychosis can be nearly eight times higher in some areas such as inner cities, according to researchers who say it may be due to social deprivation
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Prolonged convulsive seizures in childhood could be linked to the development of other brain conditions, a study suggests
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Being married may help stave off dementia, while those who lose their partner or remain single are at greater risk of developing symptoms, researchers say
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Teenage girls are more likely to self-harm than boys, possibly due to factors such as puberty and the onset of sexual activity, researchers say.
Severe deprivation and neglect in childhood can have a psychological impact on early adulthood, new study results suggest.
Hallucinations are more common than previously thought, with more than one million people in England experiencing them, new research suggests.
Patients with severe depression can get as much benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as those with mild or moderate depression, new study results suggest.
Higher levels of anxiety and depression may be associated with an increased risk of death from certain cancers, new study results suggest.
People with depression who successfully quit smoking using smoking cessation services can improve their mental health, say researchers from King’s College London and the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Cognitive therapy can be an effective treatment for children and adolescents with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new study results suggest.
