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

Many psychiatric disorders are more biologically related than previously understood, having more genetic similarities than differences, a new study shows. More research is needed to understand how ...

As a child psychiatrist, I've seen how the diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is frequently misunderstood and ...

One of Us, run by Denmark’s health ministry, works with people with mental health conditions to share their stories in ...

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 ...

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 ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

Brain age reveals measurable psychiatric differences, offering clinicians a promising biomarker to improve personalised mental health care.

People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average ten to 20 years earlier ...

A young woman who opened up to her mother about anxiety and depression expected comfort. Instead, her mom compared those ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition which causes extreme mood swings. The person suffering from the condition tends ...