A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

A common mental health issue could take years off your life, new research has revealed. People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were found to live shorter lives than those who were ...

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called?

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric ...

A large global genetics study suggests conditions such as depression, schizophrenia and ADHD overlap far more than psychiatry ...

For decades, psychiatry has treated conditions like depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as separate illnesses, each with its own labels, treatment plans and medications. But a major new ...

Genetic research is rapidly overturning the idea that each psychiatric diagnosis is a separate island. Large DNA studies now suggest that many mental health conditions are different expressions of a ...

Most people experiencing homelessness have mental health disorders, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. In an examination of studies that included nearly 50,000 participants, the ...

Bolton is a senior scientist in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Years ago, I was the only physician serving a small country town and its ...

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 ...