The question of what constitutes a mental disorder is a hot issue right now because the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is in the process of making a major revision, from IV-R to ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By ...

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.

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

Many people experience problems sleeping including not getting enough sleep, not feeling rested and not sleeping well. This ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

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