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Israel releases stats for World Anxiety and Depression Awareness Month

Like the rest of the world, 14% of Israel's population suffers from clinical depression. Many never seek treatment or advice, afraid of stigma and po...

November 25, 2012

Stress in infancy leads to stress as a teen, especially for girls

A new study shows that high levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teen girls. This i...

November 20, 2012

China reforms mental health policies

In late October, China passed its first laws protecting the rights of the mentally ill. Human rights activists are thrilled, stating this is a step f...

November 20, 2012

Study examines the measurable effects of isolation

Long periods of isolation can affect the part of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behavior. New research reveals that brain p...

November 15, 2012

Moms of ADHD kids vulnerable to depression

Moms with kids who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are familiar with the worry and stress that come with a special needs child. A new s...

November 14, 2012

Anticipating math tasks can cause physical pain

Math anxiety is real. The stomach ache, the anxiousness, the nervous sweat. Researchers now know math anxiety triggers regions of the brain associat...

November 6, 2012

Anxious parents may create anxious children

Parents with social anxiety disorder are more inclined than other parents to behave in ways that put their kids at risk for developing stress disorder...

November 5, 2012

Eye test detects schizophrenia

A new test developed to detect schizophrenia analyzes eye movement as a way of determining whether a person is living with the mental illness. The ne...

October 31, 2012

Teens better prepared for stress when waking up to blue light

Nearly 70% of all school kids in the U.S. are not getting the appropriate amount of sleep, getting less than eight hours a day. That sleep deprivatio...

October 28, 2012

Discrimination related to depression

Almost 80% of patients with depression have experienced some kind of discrimination because of their condition. Previous studies have shown that disc...

October 24, 2012

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