Massive Swedish study of over two million people reveals that genetic risk for mental illness often points toward ...

Genetic research is rapidly overturning the idea that each psychiatric diagnosis is a separate island. Large DNA studies now suggest that many mental health conditions are different expressions of a ...

People often use ADD and ADHD interchangeably. Discover the medical history behind these terms and why doctors updated the official diagnosis years ago.

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of ...

Takotsubo syndrome, frontotemporal dementia, gut-brain disorders, and tinnitus share psychiatric features that complicate their diagnosis and management.

My wife, Ginny, died ten months ago. In another two months, I will have a new mental disorder: “Prolonged Grief Disorder.” ...

The Danish study found that in addition to deepening delusional beliefs, chatbots also appeared to worsen suicidal ideation ...

Crazy in love just took on a whole new meaning. A sweeping study found that people with psychiatric disorders are more likely to say “I do” to someone with similar mental health struggles, rather than ...

A new nationwide study reveals that misophonia rarely occurs in isolation. Approximately 65% of individuals with severe sound ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients, finding that many conditions involve similar genes and may not need ...

Although the number of people who smoke cigarettes has dropped significantly since the mid-1960s, about 16% of the U.S. adult population still smoke. A much greater percentage of those with certain ...

The November 2023 attack in Edgemoor forced a judge to confront how Rafael Murillo's schizophrenia should factor into his ...