According to a new Dutch study, using electrodes to stimulate areas deep in the brain may help people with treatment-resistant, severe obsessive compulsive disorder. Read Summary >
Scientists writing in the journal Nature have identified two parts of the brain associated with severe anxiety in young monkeys, and they say these same areas may also play a role in anxiety disorders in children. Read Summary >
Results from a new study in Norway suggest that a psychiatric disorder that is severe enough to keep people from working may also bring them greater risks of heart disease, suicide, and some cancers. Read Summary >
Babies whose mothers are caring and attentive usually grow into well-adjusted children, but now experts say they may also be more likely than their peers to grow into emotionally-healthy adults. Read Summary >
