The brain disease model of addiction has dominated public and scientific discourse on addiction (termed substance use disorder [SUD] in the DSM-5) over the past 3 decades. The model framed addiction ...

Employers in Brazil will soon have to assess psychosocial risk factors for employees in their workplaces. Brazil’s Ministry of Employment ...

A BIRN investigation into the country’s institutions for people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities uncovered widespread exploitation, violence and sexual abuse carried out by staff ...

Without adequate resources, an estimated 12.8 million displaced people, including 6.3 million children, could be left without life-saving health interventions in 2025, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency ...

Advanced treatment options and hair-loss clinics have continued to emerge — and researchers are making progress on finding ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) in advance of its upcoming review of Canada.

TAIZ, Yemen, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 10 years into the conflict, Yemen remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, ...

MIT and OpenAI teamed up to study how AI chatbots are making people feel. Where users ended up depends on where they started.

The debate on nature versus nurture has never ceased, particularly in discussions about neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) ...

Psychosocial stress, especially financial stress, was associated with increased odds of experiencing intracerebral hemorrhage ...

Discover how spirituality boosts mental health—new research reveals its powerful role in reducing anxiety, fighting ...

Following the Diphtheria outbreak at Kings College, Lagos, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Stephen Oluwaniyi, has highlighted the need for psychosocial support to help students cope with the tension ...