Within the United States we are used to hearing claims that the media and video games pollute our minds. It seems parents around the world share the same concerns. 

Have you ever gone to bed upset or angry, yet woken up refreshed in the morning? Or watched a young child throw a bedtime tantrum, only to awaken peacefully and pleasantly?

While watching TV-hit series like Criminal Minds and The Mentalist gives insight into the minds of fictional psychopaths, scientists are trying to discover the inner-workings of the real thing. 

While individuals with depression are routinely treated for symptoms such fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, irritability, or overall emptiness, depression sufferers may now find yet another reason to seek treatment. 

Popular pastimes yoga, pilates , and meditation take place at our parks, beaches, gyms, and on our TVs. But how many knew their effects to be healing? Recent studies prove the effectiveness of mindfulness-based techniques for improving anxiety symptoms in PTSD patients like our nation's defenders.

Think about your last misunderstanding and the "a-ha" moment felt when enlightenment occured .  Could this type of realization regarding mental health disorders change children's perspectives? 

In an effort to quantify the societal impact of health disorders, global researchers found a link between mental health and time away from work. 

So what exactly is ADHD? And what, if anything, is the difference between ADHD in childhood and ADHD in adulthood?

Meditation's general popularity has sky-rocketed in recent years, yet could its calming effects prove useful as a health treatment?  Researchers believe so.  

Caregivers of dementia patients may be spending so much time focusing on loved ones that they are left with little time to manage their own lives. This heightened stress may be putting their health at risk.