The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says.

About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression or anxiety, researchers report in JAMA Network Open.

Women, younger adults and people suffering from fibromyalgia are par...

Music therapy can help lift the spirits and ease depression in people with dementia, a new evidence review has found.

Findings suggest that music-based therapy probably improves depressive symptoms and might even improve behavioral issues by the end of treatment, researcher...

Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests.

Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego and online.

Moderate to vigorous physical activity reduces risk of dementia, s...

A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says.

Children were more than four times as likely to develop severe ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) if their caregiver had poor or fair ment...

People with inflammatory arthritis run a substantially increased risk for mood disorders like depression and anxiety.

But these mental health concerns aren’t being adequately addressed by doctors, a new study suggest...

Even if a teen is at a healthy weight, just thinking they are overweight can greatly raise their odds for self-harm, a new study finds.

“What we found was that the perception of being overweight has a much stronger effect of suicidal ideation than the objective measure of weight,” said study lead author

Want to thrive in tough, stressful times? Stay playful.

That's the take-home message from a new study of who fared best, in terms of mental resiliency, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers said the findings have relevance to weathering any sort of trying times.

"Playful" people differ from others in that they display "greater optimism when envisioning future possibilities,"...

About 93% of people worldwide who struggle with mental health or substance abuse issues aren't getting adequate care, a new report finds.

In many cases, people affected by mental illness do not recognize that they have a diagnosable condition, the Canadian research team found. 

But even when diagnoses are made, treatment is often lacking. 

Men seemed more likely to g...

Never mind the grumbles and groans that accompany a clock alarm, along with a lunge for the snooze bar and murmurs of “five more minutes.”

People generally wake in their best frame of mind, enjoying peak mental health and wellbeing in the morning, researchers reported in a new study published Feb. 4 in