An analysis of DNA from millions of individuals has identified shared genetic pathways across psychiatric disorders, findings ...

Results also indicate how these genetics might affect a person’s biology to increase their risk of different mental ...

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 ...

People with bipolar disorder are more likely to have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis, meaning they have another ...

Researchers identify GRIN2A as a rare single-gene cause of early psychiatric disorders, with symptoms often beginning in ...

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

A 6-month fully remote weight-loss program tailored to veterans with serious mental illness yielded numerically greater ...

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.

Feeling alone, ignored and concerned for their lives, some Arizona parents of adults with severe mental illness want more ...

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 ...

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