Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than focusing solely on symptoms observed in consultation, research is ...

DSM diagnoses can be useful. But they can also pathologize normal emotions, and the line between "healthy" and "disordered" is rarely as clear as they suggest. Emerging research points to a possible ...

On the first Sunday of November, when the majority of the United States set their clocks an hour earlier, the resulting ...

An analysis of DNA from millions of individuals has identified shared genetic pathways across psychiatric disorders, findings ...

We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study ...

Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse and colleagues have found that cognitive behavioral therapy ...

In The Unmasking Workbook for Autistic Adults, I wrote about the transformative power of unmasking, and I created a roadmap ...