Little is known about what characterizes a hypnotic state in terms of brain activity, but neuroimaging studies indicate a ...

A new study says that exhaust from gasoline containing lead may have contributed to an increase in mental health and ...

Developing antidepressant medications that target cells in the gut may open a novel path towards effective treatment of mood ...

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue.

Researchers have discovered new connections between the gut and brain that hold promise for more targeted treatments for depression and anxiety, and could help prevent digestive issues in children by ...

Children can develop specific phobias or they can develop more broad-based anxiety disorders. More rarely, they can manifest obsessive-compulsive disorder. In extreme cases, they may develop ...

Social media and excessive screen time cannot solely be blamed for a rise in anxiety disorders in young people, according to ...

Recognizing mental health issues in young people is a critical aspect of parenting and professional care that often flies ...

Early recognition of PANS/PANDAS-induced psychiatric symptoms can lead to medical and psychological therapy that may reduce ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.

Children exposed to leaded gasoline likely caused a spike in mental health illness and personality changes that affected ...

CLAIRE Quant and Kate Whitley both felt ‘different’ as children. They were painfully shy, struggled to concentrate at school ...