Advances in the understanding of the causes of mental illness have important implications for therapeutic uses of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies in the treatment of depressed mood, ...

Every day, millions of people search for questions related to their mental health. A study conducted by the online psychology service Unobravo reveals the most frequently searched symptoms and ...

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

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

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

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

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 ...

A new study of more than 700,000 people living in Finland found that mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, and eating disorders could potentially be transmitted socially within adolescent peer ...