Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

GRIN2A gene mutations emerge as single-gene cause of childhood schizophrenia, anxiety, and mood disorders, potentially ...

Researchers from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) report that most genetic influences on mental illness are shared across diagnostic categories, revealing a more interconnected biological ...

Psychiatric disorders increase risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Recent research provides evidence that medical illnesses increase such risks as well.

An international collective of researchers is delivering new insights into why having multiple psychiatric disorders is the ...

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 ...

Mental illness is typically defined by its challenges, but growing evidence shows it is also linked to surprising strengths.

Clinicians face growing care delays as normal life stress competes with severe psychiatric illnesses for specialist ...

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms.

We expect relief after a mental health crisis but many feel shame instead. This “Recovery Paradox” can quietly stall healing ...

Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...

The Delhi High Court recently observed that mental illness cannot be stigmatised, adding that behaviour stemming from mental ...