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

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is 1 of 10 clinically recognized personality disorders. Though NPD is only one official diagnosis, doctors further classify the condition into 2 types.

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

One in every eight people in the world live with a mental disorder. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), 970 million people were living with a mental disorder in 2019. Mental disorders ...

There are currently six eating disorders recognized in the DSM-5: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, pica, rumination disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

It’s normal to feel your heart beat faster or your face flush before getting up to speak in front of a room of 50 people. But if you’re coming up with excuses to avoid the speaking engagement ...

One eating disorder is becoming increasingly prevalent. Though it didn’t even have a name as early as 10 years ago, ARFID—which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder—has seen a 200 ...

There are various types of OCD. Each type is based on the obsessions and compulsions a person may experience. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves ...

Tic disorders are conditions featuring sudden, non-rhythmic movements or vocalizations. A formal tic disorder diagnosis is determined by tic frequency, duration, and type. Tics are non-rhythmic ...