A recent study of a million people with 14 psychiatric disorders showed these disorders fell into five genetic clusters.

A common mental health issue could take years off your life, new research has revealed. People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were found to live shorter lives than those who were ...

The study, published last week in The Lancet Psychiatry, analyzed answers that participants provided between 2001 and 2022 in response to a World Health Organization survey designed to assess the ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric ...

A large global genetics study suggests conditions such as depression, schizophrenia and ADHD overlap far more than psychiatry ...

As the biological seat of mental life, the brain is center stage in the investigation of what causes and characterizes mental disorders. The roots of the various conditions defined by the medical ...

MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ARE, QUOTE, COMMON AMONG SCHOOL AGE KIDS. HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS DOCTOR ALICE CONNORS, CALVIN, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. HEY ...

When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the United States. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life ...

Many people experience problems sleeping including not getting enough sleep, not feeling rested and not sleeping well. This ...

Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...