Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than ...

Genetic research is rapidly overturning the idea that each psychiatric diagnosis is a separate island. Large DNA studies now ...

Researchers have also demonstrated that bodily signals such as breathing patterns and gut rhythms can influence emotional ...

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 ...

Young adults are most at risk of suffering from mental disorders in Singapore, the latest Singapore Mental Health Study found ...

Results also indicate how these genetics might affect a person’s biology to increase their risk of different mental ...

Bolton is a senior scientist in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Years ago, I was the only physician serving a small country town and its ...

Most people experiencing homelessness have mental health disorders, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. In an examination of studies that included nearly 50,000 participants, the ...

DSM diagnoses can be useful. But they can also pathologize normal emotions, and the line between "healthy" and "disordered" ...

Gynecological disorders such as endometriosis, PCOS, and menstrual irregularities are common and often associated with pain ...

Jessica Booth is a New York-based freelance writer who regularly writes about health, wellness, parenting, food, travel, beauty and more for a variety of publications. She currently writes for Forbes ...

Between 2019 and 2023, more than 540,000 active-duty service members were diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder. Photo by Army Sgt. Anthony Prater. One of President Donald Trump’s first ...