Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that feel real. The brain processes ...

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 ...

Mental health conditions and developmental disorders affect hundreds of millions of people around the world. Disorders such as autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depression, and ...

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 ...

Scientists have developed a promising new way to study serious mental health conditions by growing tiny human brain-like ...

When an addiction and a mental health disorder coexist—a condition known as dual disorder—scientific evidence indicates that integrated psychological treatment improves clinical outcomes and reduces ...

NEW YORK CITY — Psychiatric comorbidities are highly prevalent in patients with eating disorders (EDs), a large study showed. In a propensity-matched cohort of young adults with and without EDs, a ...

It’s a brain disorder yielding patterns of mood variability and energetic intensity that interfere with healthy adaptive functioning. For most without bipolarity mood doesn’t shift significantly, at ...

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 ...

Comparative analysis showed NBE presence in 9/10 ICSD-3-TR disorders versus 7/10 DSM-5-TR disorders, with overall overlap remaining high (Jaccard index 0.75). ICSD-3-TR preferentially excludes other ...