A new study finds that children may experience emotional and behavioral problems after witnessing their mothers getting physically abused.

Researchers say the study is further evidence that seeing violence in the home can lead to serious mental health issues in children and hamper their ability to lead a normal life

According to Government statistics, nearly one in ten American teenagers experienced major depression last year. The results also show that depressed youths are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol or abuse drugs.

The survey showed that fewer than half received treatment for depression

About 2.2 million adolescents ages 12 to 17 (9 percent) suffered at least one major depressive episode in the past year. These adolescents were more than twice as likely to have used illicit drugs in the past month than their peers who had not experienced a major depressive episode.

For the survey that asked respondents questions about lifetime and past major depressive episodes or experiences, researchers used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)

A Swedish study investigating patients suffering from depression, has uncovered that younger patients between 25 and 50 years of age, suffer a greater risk of developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) later in life.

The study supersedes previous research. Even after accounting for socioeconomic status and gender, the risk was greatest for those diagnosed with bouts of depression completely attributing the mental condition that than socioeconomic status as a factor for the leading medical killer of Americans

The tragic shooting of Rigoberto Alpizar at the Miami International Airport by U.S. Marshals brings bipolar disorder to the forefront of mental illness.

Reports are circulating that Alpizar may have suffered from the disorder, also known as manic depression. According to researchers he's one of many Americans who suffer from the debilitating disease