Mental health disorders like depression and anxiety are common conditions that affect millions of people in the United States. Importantly, not everyone has the same risk of developing such disorders.

Over 1 billion people worldwide are living with one or more mental health disorders that affect their mood, thinking ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

In Western medicine, ailments that affect the mind and body are not usually considered together. New research has shown... | ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments.

Scientists now show that the same DNA can affect both mental and physical conditions. This study suggests that the body works ...

A large body of research found there is little strong evidence that medicinal cannabinoids help with mental disorders and substance-use disorders. Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, ...

Higher cognitive abilities and greater educational achievement in adolescence strongly predict a lower risk of developing ...

Ian was doing great in Spain, his mother said. He had organized the whole trip himself, called home every day, was making a ...

The proposed 52-bed clinic from Roaring Brook has been accused by neighbors of being a drug rehab clinic. The company says ...