Judge to rule on Jared Loughner's mental fitness for trial

A federal judge is set to determine this week whether Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)...

A key diagnostic deadline draws near

"Where are we going to put the narcissists?"

After brain damage, the creative juices flow for some

Artist Katherine Sherwood was just 44 when a hemorrhage in her brain's left hemisphere paralyzed the right side of her body —...

What it looks like inside a migraine

It can be hard to explain how your world looks to someone whose reality is very different. That's especially true for people with epilepsy...

Why are unhealthy people so reluctant to change their lifestyles?

Nobody's perfect. We all have bad habits we just can't seem to shake. Cigarettes have a hold on some people; others can't say no to alcohol,...

'Hypersexual disorder' might make DSM-5

Tiger Woods' mistresses. Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret child. Bill Clinton's sexual escapades in the Oval Office. Every case of a prominent...

Cutting and other self-mutilation practices aren't suicide attempts, experts say

Teenagers and adults who cut or physically mutilate themselves have attracted more attention from psychiatrists in the past decade as the...

Rodent of the Week: A sad mouse makes scientists happy

Researchers have taken a big step forward in studying depression in humans because they have succeeded in improving a mouse model of the...

Anxiety disorder may precede diabetes in Latinos, study finds

Latinos have higher rates of diabetes than other ethnic groups. They also appear to have higher rates of having both diabetes and a mood...

Irreconcilable differences at the end of the day: Men, women and housework

Men, it's your health and happiness or hers. Women, it's your health and happiness or his. At the end of the day, if there's housework to be...

Spouses affect each other's health dramatically, study finds

Spouses tend to share various symptoms and physical limitations and are influenced by each other's health problems, according to a new...

Women on war front more likely to get post-traumatic stress disorder than men, study finds

Women deployed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are emerging as a group especially vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder,...

Overwhelmed caregivers: Try meditation

HONOLULU -- Home-based caregivers of ill or elderly family members are under enormous physical and mental stress, but daily meditative...

College final exams are upon us, and ADHD medication is in demand

Honolulu -- Stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are popular pills on college campuses during finals...

An infestation that begins in the mind

They complain of mysterious, creepy symptoms: bugs — or some form of infestation — crawling beneath their skin, sometimes...

Most kids who lose a parent don't experience lengthy depression

HONOLULU — A significant number of children in the U.S. lose a parent to death each year. But a new study shows that, after a normal...

Synthetic marijuana is linked to psychosis that can last for months

HONOLULU — Synthetic marijuana, known on the street as Spice, can cause a lengthy bout of psychosis in some users, according to...

Preparing for a groundswell of elderly people with mental illness

HONOLULU -- With the first of the baby boomers turning 65 this year, the nation should brace itself for a growing number of older people...

ADHD in adults may become easier to diagnose

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has traditionally been considered to be a problem of children. But research over the last two...

In Practice: Midlife doesn't have to be a crisis

"Fish out of water," Gladys said with pride as she took a seat in my office. "That's me."

Mental health takes center stage

Looking for help and information with mental health issues should be a bit easier this month -- May is Mental Health Month.

A drug used for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder lacks evidence, scientists contend

Abilify, the brand name of the drug aripiprazole, is an antipsychotic medication used to treat the acute phase of bipolar disorder as well...

Hope builds for treating intellectual disabilities

Slouched sideways at his desk in the front row of class, a sneakered foot jittering distractedly, Chase Brown could be any 14-year-old in...

Social networking 'success' doesn't extend to offline relationships

Social networking has been described as the contemporary way that people interact. While that may be true, an individual's social success in...

My Turn: Don't panic — meditation can help

My little bit of a nervous breakdown started 10 years ago, when my daughter — then five — was diagnosed with epilepsy. After six...

Using video to fight workplace stress

In the eight years Krista Lang Blackwood has been artistic director of a nonprofit choral group, she's heard it all: prospective donors...

A teen's friends are a powerful influence

My parents had it pretty easy with me when I was a teenager. I was a bit of a nerd. I earned straight A's in school, ran for student...

Female veteran fights an invisible injury

The Bullfrog Brewery is crowded for lunch and tables are scarce, but former Army Sgt. Angel Harris finds one where she can sit with her back...

Heartache or headache, pain process is similar, studies find

Across cultures and language divides, people talk about the sting of social rejection as if it were a physical pain. We feel "burned" by a...