Genetics is rarely as straightforward as a single gene driving a lone health outcome. But a new study has uncovered what could be a rare exception. Changes to just one gene, called GRIN2A, have now ...

Of the 752 GPs who took part in our research, 442 said they believed that over-diagnosis is a concern. More said mental ...

Most of what we know about personality disorders is based on symptom checklists and leaves out the "person." New research ...

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There is hope for treatment and improvement in the lives of those who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness.

A UB study of third-year pharmacy students indicates that presenting facts can influence views and reduce stigmas.

The transitional housing facility in Phoenix is for people with serious mental illness, including recent discharges from the Arizona State Hospital.

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When making chest pain-related emergency calls, people with severe mental illness get ambulance dispatches more often than ...

The prevalence of mental health disorders in the age group 13-17 years is about 7.3 per cent in 12 states, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav said on Thursday while ...

A rare genetic finding shows that GRIN2A mutations can directly trigger psychiatric illness. Early treatment insights point ...

Scientists have discovered that a single gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness—something previously thought to stem only from many genes acting together. People with certain variants of this ...