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

The new study suggests that many disorders may not need to be treated as distinct illnesses, as they involve similar genes. Scientists believe this could lead to better treatment for millions of ...

The findings one day could allow people with multiple mental health conditions to be treated with a single therapy, ...

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 ...

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole story; you have a say in what they do.

“Mental disorders,” in stark contrast, are nominal or classificatory kinds: They are names or descriptions of clusters of ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

As a physician, it is clear to me that our mental health is one of the most important components of our overall health.