FDA has approved Saphris (asenapine) as monotherapy for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes in pediatric patients.

Balanced diet, physical exercise and brain training programs shown to improve mental functioning in older people.

While a reformulated version of Oxycontin came on the market in 2010 that was difficult to crush, many addicts still abuse the opioid.

In rat study, mice injected with tiny gas bubbles that vibrate when they encounter ultrasound waves led to a reduction in amyloid plaque.

Boredom, frustration and impatience can promote skin-picking, nail-biting and hair-pulling in some people.

Strong link between depression, poor nutrition, and high body-mass index among low-income families in one urban area.

Older, but not newer, antidepressants in pregnancy showed similar increased odds.

People who took antidepressants had a lower risk of death, coronary artery disease, and stroke over three years than those who did not take them.

CDC finds suicide by hanging increased 6.7% for teen females and 2.2% for teen males between 1994 and 2012.