Mental health

Combining sumatriptan and naproxen sodium to treat migraine results in better symptom relief than taking either one of the medications, according to a new study.

One-year-old babies who do not respond when their name is called may be more likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental problem at the age of two, making this simple test a potential early indicator for such conditions, according to a new report.

Lamotrigine should be the drug of first choice for patients with partial epilepsy, and valproate for generalised and unclassifiable epilepsy, according to a major new study.

Boys growing up in one-parent families are twice as likely to report sexual abuse as boys from two-parent families and are also more likely to be abused by a female, a new US study has found.

Two months into the dry season in the African “Meningitis Belt”,15 595 cases including 1670 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from four countries: Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Uganda.

Researchers at the University of Ulster are developing a support package to help parents of children with autism and the health professionals who treat them.

In the last 50 years no other branch of medicine has seen such far-reaching changes in care as in the delivery of services for the mentally ill.

Research in Wales has demonstrated that the ‘Incredible Years’ parenting programme is very effective in reducing the likelihood of children going on to develop behavioural problems.

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Using a cognitive behavioural therapy called “prolonged exposure” appears more effective than ‘present-centred’ therapy, a supportive intervention to treat female military veterans and active duty women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study.