The agreement could help accelerate research into the use of MDMA, magic mushrooms and other psychedelics to address PTSD and ...

A study investigated whether the genes for schizophrenia and autism appeared more frequently as mammals evolved bigger brains ...

In children and adolescents who have experienced child abuse, the body appears to remain in a state of alert for too long, ...

Utah is fast becoming the epicenter of the mental health revolution.

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.

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 ...

When an addiction and a mental health disorder coexist—a condition known as dual disorder—scientific evidence indicates that integrated psychological treatment improves clinical outcomes and reduces ...

Children with disabilities or mental illnesses sometimes behave aggressively toward their siblings. Learn what parents can do ...

Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...

For many South Africans, the hardest part of the working day is not the overflowing inbox, the demanding clients or the long ...

Only 1.17 mental health workers per 100,000 Just 350 public-sector psychiatrists nationwide 16.8% adults suffer mental health ...