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A new study from the University of Valencia (UV) has indicated that exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence enhances the risk of addiction.

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Canadian researchers suggest that retinal function could prove to be a useful biomarker for detecting the risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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Gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts, researchers have always known.

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that some adults who were sexually abused as children were protected from alcohol addiction due to a gene varian...  Read more

University of Manchester researchers have said that preventing patients from leaving psychiatric wards without staff agreement could avoid up to 50 suicide deaths every year.

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Internet addiction could lead to depression, and men are more vulnerable, says a British study. Also the addictive symptoms were more traceable in the younger lot. Significantly the depresse...  Read more

Potentially beneficial brain changes (an increase in the volume of an area known as the hippocampus) occur in response to exercise both in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls, a...  Read more

Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 pol...  Read more

Victims of stroke who received the antidepressant escitalopram showed improvement in their thinking, learning and memory skills than those taking placebo or participating in problem-solving ...  Read more

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has hailed the interim rules for implementing parity for fairness in insurance coverage for individuals with mental illness and substance use disor...  Read more