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 ...

People with mental illness have a higher risk of developing diabetes due to multiple factors. However, they do not receive ...

Comorbidity is when a person has more than one health condition at once. Researchers investigating the comorbidity of personality disorders have found people with certain disorders may have other ...

Many people experience problems sleeping including not getting enough sleep, not feeling rested and not sleeping well. This ...

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

Mental illness affects more than 50 million Americans. A large percentage of people go without treatment for mental illness every year. Cost is the biggest reason people go without the help they need; ...

Graphs, visual representations outlining the relationships between different entities, concepts or variables, can be very effective in summarizing complex patterns and information. Past psychology ...

The question of what is a mental disorder and what is just an expected part of the “human condition” is an age-old, fraught and still unresolved question. Severe mental disorders are easy to recognize ...