Depression really does turn the world grey, study shows

People who are clinically depressed have difficulty perceiving "contrast gain," or the difference between black and white.

The mental health care system for children is “fractured” and needs better oversight, say critics after a Toronto Star investigation found a...

Barriers installed along the Bloor Viaduct have prevented suicides at the site, but people are finding other places to jump, a study has found.

A five-member jury issued 16 recommendations at the coroner’s inquest into the suicide of Sara Carlin Monday.

A London researcher has discovered that people think their hands are shorter and fatter than they actually are. His research may be a link to understanding eating...

The vast majority of websites that appear to support or endorse eating disorders provide "overt suggestions" on engaging in eating-disordered behaviours...

A Toronto doctor may have discovered the cause of the baby blues following childbirth — an enzyme that proliferates when estrogen plunges after the event

NicVAX could hit the market by 2012, doctor leading trials says.

Caffeine doesn’t make coffee drinkers more alert, a new study finds. It only brings them back up to "normal.”

Studying people who have a song stuck in their head may give way to new brain research, researcher says.

Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? The next frontier in substance abuse is seeing if treatments for...

More than 40 per cent of nursing home residents in Canada have symptoms or diagnoses of clinical depression, a study shows.

Many children and teens with mental illness suffer alone and in silence. That was the message delivered in 46 videos made by youths to raise awareness

When Shayla Gutterman looked for role models, she found them in Hollywood — and assumed that being famous meant Nicole Richie and Tara Reid were healthy.

The Creative Works Studio, part of the St. Michael's Hospital Inner City Health Program, has literally saved the lives of some of its participants.

Whether it’s a tough exam, long day at the office or a pile of dirty laundry that’s left you frazzled, new research suggests there may be a quick fix that’s as...

The virtual emergency room at Whitby’s Ontario Shores hospital provides child psychiatry services to patients in remote areas using teleconferencing.

In a sweltering annex behind the General Hospital, inner demons stalk in plain view.

Recipients of this year’s Transforming Lives Awards have battled addiction, bipolar disorder and depression. Now they help others

Most people seeking treatment for depression or anxiety face two choices: medication or psychotherapy. But there’s a third choice that is rarely prescribed...

Depression and substance abuse almost killed Cheryl Peever. Now happy, healthy and fulfilled, she’s working to end the stigma of mental illness

A young woman tells how she took drugs and got into the party scene to deal with depression and family problems.

Getting a job helps recovering addicts and people with mental health problems gain self-esteem and independence which are key to staying healthy.

The stigma for children, like Michael in this story, who are diagnosed with ADD and ADHD remains strong. Children and families don't want to be identified.

Test your knowledge of ADD and ADHD

Medications for mental health problems often lead to weight gain, which may lead to other health problems

Mark Sussman is bipolar and studying to be a paralegal. It's difficult sometimes to cope but he's determined to carve out a productive career.

Experts say two out of 10 women may suffer from postpartum depression, often dismissed as the baby blues

Medical students have reported being dissuaded from specializing in psychiatry as it’s not viewed as “real” medicine.