The average life expectancy has increased dramatically in Nigeria. A male child born in 1900 could expect to live for only 46 years, whereas one born today can expect to live more than 72 years. A ...

The therapists are being gaslit by gaslighting—they’re being told that it’s happening, but it’s not. Jonathan Alpert, a therapist in New York and Washington, D.C., told me he saw a couple recently who ...

Parents today are generally aware of mental health conditions that relate to body image, including common disorders like ...

Distinct psychiatric disorders have more in common biologically than previously believed, according to the largest and most detailed analysis to date of how genes influence mental illness.

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have unveiled a transformative approach to understanding and treating social ...

A groundbreaking study by the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has revealed significant genetic overlap among 14 psychiatric ...

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for ...

Slowly tapering antidepressants with psychological support prevents depression relapse to a similar extent as continuing the medication, a new analysis shows.

If you wake up at the same time every morning without an alarm, psychology says your brain and body are revealing something ...

Much has changed in how we understand and treat eating disorders. Some significant aspects have remained consistent or ...

Here's the good news for anyone wondering if Medicare provides coverage for treatment of substance use disorders: It does. But the bad news is that there's a lot of fine print to be aware ...