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Have you ever wondered how many people worldwide suffer from a mental disorder? A new study provided the answer.

Nearly 1.2 billion people had a mental disorder in 2023, a new study has found — reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990.

Nearly one in eight people in the world lives with a mental disorder, and one person dies by suicide every 43 seconds.

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Researchers recently discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis. A new study has now honed in on some of those shared genetic variants to understand their ...

The Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) today released the ...

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Mental health disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to a major new study. Researchers found nearly 1.2 billion people were living with a mental health disorder in 2023 ...

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“There were so many points along that mother's journey where that could have been caught and treated,” Amanda Wilkinson says.