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A third of UK girls and a fifth of boys aged 11 to 19 have tried to harm themselves, a survey suggests.

A noted economist predicted Tuesday that the slumping U.S. real estate market could lead to bigger price drops than even those seen during the Great Depression, necessitating bailouts for millions of American homeowners.

A growing number of studies have found a link between peaks in geomagnetism and either suicide rates or depression

Scarred by decades of turmoil and grief, 66 percent of Afghans suffer from depression or some form of mental disorder, and an increasing number are turning to illegal

Children who are shunned or targeted by social attacks in school may experience depression and anxiety in young adulthood, a new study shows. In a study of college students, researchers discovered a link between what psychologists call relational victimiz

The so-called "super pills" worked in a novel way, by blocking pleasure centers in the brain that provide the feel-good response from smoking or eating. Now it seems the drugs may block pleasure too well, possibly raising the risk of depression and suicid

Many people use the effects that nicotine can deliver to self medicate for depression and anxiety. It has been shown that the nicotine and other chemicals in cigarettes can help to improve the mood of a person and also to lessen the effects of anxiety.

Most adolescents with depression will achieve a sustained therapeutic response either during the initial phase of therapy or with continued treatment, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his personal struggles to recover from depression, alcoholism and substance abuse have made him a more compelling advocate in Congress for improved mental health care coverage.

The late industrial engineer Seymour Melman long ago demonstrated how the military-industrial complex, by producing things not on a competitive but rather a cost-plus basis, destroys economic competitiveness, sucks up research and development talent and r