A model of insomnia predicting heavy use of alcohol showed that the characteristics of stress -- beyond any symptoms shared with depression -- better described this relationship. In a model ...

Alcohol's negative effect on women's working memory is somewhat mitigated when their estrogen levels are higher, a novel ...

Deciding to stop drinking alcohol can lead to a cascade of significant changes throughout your body and mind. From the ...

Researchers have identified anxiety and depression symptom trajectories that may help explain the high relapse rates for people who quit drinking. A study published in Alcohol: Clinical and ...

Each participant was assessed using questionnaires that looked at alcohol consumption, chronotype, mindfulness, sleep quality, rumination and depression ... around 3-5 sleep cycles every night ...

And it becomes a vicious cycle: Smokers are also twice ... of wine or a beer may help some people relax, alcohol abuse can bring on or worsen depression.

New research from the University of Illinois shows alcohol use among Illinois teens is now double the national average.

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol. A new study ...

This is the second column in a series on obesity and mental health: Perhaps in no other realm of human existence is the mind-body connection more evident than in the complex relationship between ...

Guest speaker Louganis, still diver-sleek at 65, captivated the audience with an honest account of his lifelong struggles ...