Mental Health News & Articles

‘Vape’ Wins Oxford’s Word of the Year

Oxford Dictionaries has named its word of the year — and if you use e-cigarettes, you’ve definitely heard it. Even if you don’t use e-cigs, you’re...

The problem-solving, negotiating and analytical skills you use at your job might pay off in the long run. New research suggests that people with...

How many drinks does it take for you to raise your risk of physical injury? Just one, a new study suggests.

To the pleasure of beer-lovers and wine aficionados everywhere, a lot of recent research has suggested that moderate drinking might actually be...

In search of easy fixes to boost mental abilities, many students and professionals alike have turned to a medication called modafinil. It turns...

Several past studies have found health impacts of working irregular shifts, such as an increased risk for heart disease. And a new study may have...

Past research has found that depression and stress can shorten patients' life spans. But can happiness and life satisfaction extend them?

Chest pain is always a good reason to see the doctor. But, in some cases, heart symptoms like chest pains may not have a physical cause.

A mental health disorder can affect both work and family, but can it also affect your heart health? A new Canadian study suggests so.

The difficulties of chronic disease can affect many areas of life — perhaps even mental health, suggests a new study.

Drinking too much alcohol is known to cause health problems like liver disease and high blood pressure in adults. But a new study found that the...

A heart attack can be a stressful event, even to the point that it can affect mental health. This may be especially true for women, say the...

States across the US continue to debate the merits of allowing medicinal and, in some cases, recreational marijuana use. Yet there’s still...

Living with cancer can be more than a physical battle. For some patients, the disease can be a mental challenge as well. It seems some types of...

Even with treatment, some patients with bipolar disorder have symptoms like extreme mood swings. But, in a recent study, some patients said yoga...

Whether you're late for work or getting laid off, how you handle stress may affect your health.

Past research has found that around two-thirds of US teens will drink alcohol by age 18. New research looks at reasons why kids start drinking in...

Staying up late, watching TV at night and drinking coffee may not seem like dangerous activities, but they can...