Psychiatry

Researchers have gotten the first-ever peek inside the molecular chambers where our most critical proteins are folded.

What do psychiatrists do about patients who have the same problems they have in their own personal life?

Researchers are working on a nasally delivered 2-in-1 vaccine that promises to protect against both Alzheimer's and stroke.

Total Recall revolves around conflicts between true and false perceptions.

A unique collaborative project uses a variety of tools and technologies to connect the neuroscience community.

Controversy has surrounded DSM-5 since its development began.

Speaking multiple languages may help protect cognitive health over the long term.

Do we treat diseases or symptoms in psychiatry?

Videos featuring and demonstrating self-injury in teens are widely available on YouTube, and may be normalizing or even reinforcing the behavior.

Lifestyle changes can be as effective as drugs and counseling for treating a number of mental illnesses.

Lithium is a widely used drug because it works. Period. But how?

Not only do energy drinks offer no therapeutic benefit to children, but they may even put youngsters at risk for adverse health events.

How is it that the placebo effect has a role in patients with schizophrenia?

Long-term treatment with antipsychotic medication apparently causes a decrease in brain volume.

Administration of testosterone leads to a significant reduction in the mind's ability to read facial expressions which can have far-reaching effects on empathy.

Both contrave and the swiffer are great ideas based on simple plans.

Though some say love hurts, it actually helps the body feel less pain.

Triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and diabetes (but not higher fasting blood sugar) cut down memory scores, visual working memory, and word fluency.

New research has given new meaning to the term die hard, especially when it comes to overzealous sports fans.

A new study suggests that parents who share child caregiving duties may experience more conflict than those in which the mother is the primary caregiver.

Spouses of diabetics suffer from the demands of living with diabetes just as patients do, though their feelings are not always linked to their partner's.

Could nicotine be acting as a treatment for smoking schizophrenics?

Lydia DonCarlos, PhD and colleagues explore new therapies that provide the benefits of estrogen without the cancer risks.

Radiosurgery may be an effective new option for those who don't respond to medications.

What do the new zodiac signs mean to psychiatry, if anything?