In a recent study, having depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with a lower likelihood of survival. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed ...

SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

A review of rising diagnoses of mental health conditions has been ordered by the UK government as it seeks to stem pressure ...

This study contrasts the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) between 291 psychiatrists and 40 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Thursday is National Depression Screening Day and there's new research on the importance of diagnosing the mental health condition that can be life-saving. This research is ...

Postpartum depression is a significant mental health concern affecting new mothers worldwide. Despite being a well-documented issue, it continues to present ...

When parents took their 6-year-old son to the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at the Erikson Institute, they wanted to find out why he was irritable and angry — and what was causing his ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), clinical depression affects nearly 300 million people worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 20 million or more people in the ...

A presentation at the 2022 Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) Congress focused on bipolar depression across the lifespan of the patient, the impact of an early and correct diagnosis on treatment, ...

This post was co-authored with Max Fink, M.D. There has been a lot of talk in the media about psychiatric diagnosis and what it's for. In The New York Times, psychiatrist Ronald Pies says that the ...

A large new study finds the likelihood of having dementia persists whether depression is identified in early, middle, or late life. Adults diagnosed with depression at any age are more than twice as ...