Last week, the APA responded to that criticism by publishing a series of articles in The American Journal of Psychiatr y, ...

By Dafna Michaelson-Jenet and Sean Camacho Our country is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Nearly one in five adults ...

Rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses have been rising for decades, causing concern among experts that the condition is ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified rare mutations in a single gene that may directly begin causing mental illness as early as childhood, a finding that could change how doctors diagnose and treat psychiatric ...

Mood swings can be a sign of untreated mental health conditions like bipolar disorder and depression. Outbursts are common in children with impulse control, conduct disorders, and can also be seen in ...

Objective The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) is a 10-item mental health screen in the International Olympic Committee Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1. This study evaluated its ...

Heart disease, not suicide or overdose, is the leading killer of people living with serious mental health conditions. This is the conclusion of a sweeping review led by Viola Vaccarino of Emory ...

A new article in Psychological Review by researchers Yulia E. Chentsova-Dutton and Andrew G. Ryder argues that internalizing disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, are ...

Mental health disorders like depression and anxiety are common conditions that affect millions of people in the United States. Importantly, not everyone has the same risk of developing such disorders.

Summary: A massive Danish study shows that most mental illnesses—like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression—occur in people with no close family history of the condition. Analyzing data from ...