According to new research from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), an increase in the number of patients coupled with a closure of mental health care facilities has resulted in a shortage of beds available in England …

Russian social activists have launched an initiative to replace gruesome graphic images on cigarette packs with positive messages motivating smokers to quit. A positive spin on tobacco product warning labels will be more …

Persistent depression shrinks the human brain's center responsible for emotions and memory that might lead to changes in a person's behavior and even losing their identity, a global interdisciplinary study has revealed.

More than 200 children suffering from mental health problems were locked up by the police in the UK last year. This was due to a lack of hospital beds, while some of them were as young as 12, according…

A Swiss national, who went to Syria to join the Islamic State, hasn't been given a jail sentence after returning home. Instead, the would-be jihadist got off with 600 hours of community service and psychiatric counseling.

At least 8 people have died in the past two years after being denied access to a dwindling number of psychiatric beds in UK hospitals, with many unable to source mental health treatment due to service cutbacks.

Scientists have discovered blood chemicals, the levels of which are higher in those suffering from depression, paving way for blood tests to diagnose the condition and even to say if one is biologically predisposed to feeling …

The data, disclosed by an array of UK mental health trusts following Labour Party freedom of information requests, indicates suicide and self-harm attempts increased by 50 percent in mental health hospitals across Britain …

The IDF, which has engaged in relentless efforts to dominate social media information flows during the Gaza assault, now stands embarrassed after distributing before and after photos of the destroyed Gazan neighborhood to …

One in four people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year, with mixed anxiety and depression the most common mental disorders according to the UK based Mental Health Foundation.

A new study reveals the similarity between the way our brain works while sleeping, and when we're tripping on psychedelic drugs. What's more, LSD and magic mushrooms could act as a cure from depression or boost …

Speaking at a press-conference later on Friday, Vladimir Putin told journalists that he welcomes Poroshenko's "positive thinking" on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and his position that the bloodshed “should be immediately …

The Iraq War veteran who opened fire at Fort Hood on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 16, was being treated for mental health issues and being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Associated Press …

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust treated 814 children under 10 years old for stress, anxiety or depression in 2013, according to the paper. The mental health trust is recognized to be one of the largest in …

However, if the whistleblower returns he would likely not be allowed to tell a jury about his motivation to blow the whistle on far-reaching NSA surveillance programs. “If Edward Snowden comes back to the US to face trial, it is …

A wheelchair-bound Canadian woman was denied entry to the United States this week because she was previously diagnosed with clinical depression.

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A potentially revolutionary clinical trial using magic mushrooms to treat depression is being held up by 'absurd' British and European laws which restrict the use of illegal drugs in research.