Small study in 16 people suggests technique is safe and might help improve mood, anxiety and wellbeing, while increasing weight....

Dementia is more common in people who live within 50 metres of a major road than those who live further...

Psilocybin - a hallucinogenic compound derived from magic mushrooms - may offer a possible new avenue for antidepressant research, according...

Ex-prisoners with common psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) and alcohol and drug abuse are substantially more likely...

Longer duration of breastfeeding is linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling, and higher adult earnings, a study following...

Video-based therapy for families with babies at risk of autism improves infants’ engagement, attention and social behavior, and might reduce...

A new head-to-head comparison of screening questionnaires for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, shows a worrying discordance...

Astronauts suffer considerable sleep deficiency in the weeks leading up to and during spaceflight, according to the most extensive study...

Paracetamol is no better than placebo at speeding recovery from acute episodes of lower back pain or improving pain levels,...

New research, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, shows that rates of adverse outcomes, including premature death and violent crime, in people...

In this Review, published to coincide with the launch of The Lancet Psychiatry journal, Professor Rory O'Connor from the University...

Heightened newspaper coverage after a suicide might have a significant impact on the initiation of some teenage suicide clusters, according...

A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography (PET) is a promising tool for determining which severely brain...