Alzheimer's Association Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among veterans returning from combat and there is some evidence that it may be associated with reduced cognitive function. However, no study has yet investiga...

Gail Short University of Alabama at Birmingham In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an...

Jo Galer - University of Otago People with anxious personalities are more likely to have poor oral health, including decayed or missing teeth, a University of Otago, New Zealand study has found. A recent study, published in Community Dentistry and...

Psychologists say Americans' stress levels too high with few receiving support to make lasting lifestyle changes Angel Brownawell, APA Juanita Panlener, Vanguard Communications Stress related to school pressure and family finances has a greater...

NAMI Americans do not believe they know much about depression, but are highly aware of the risks of not receiving care, according to a survey released today by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The survey provides a "three dimensional"...

BMC Psychiatry 2009;9:69 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-9-69 A investigation of cognitive 'branching' processes in major depression Nicholas D Walsh , Marc L Seal , Steven CR Williams and Mitul A Mehta Background: Patients with depression demonstrate...