Mental health encompasses an individual's psychological and emotional well-being. Maintaining good mental health is crucial for leading a fulfilling and healthy life. However, due to the daily ...

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

Many of my clients seek therapy due to chronic relationship problems—whether it be with their parents, co-workers, family members, and/or partners. “They're driving me crazy!” “Is it them or me?" “Am ...

Bolton is a senior scientist in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Years ago, I was the only physician serving a small country town and its ...

A breakthrough project mapping brain changes in nearly 1,300 people diagnosed with six different types of mental illness has revealed the extraordinary diversity of brain changes found in people with ...

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 ...

In order to prevent future tragedies like the three mass shootings last week which killed at least 32 people, we need to understand the real cause(s) and lawmakers need to be informed. This morning, ...

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.

What few people, regardless of their politics, ever think to ask is: What is a “mental disorder”? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), “the bible” of the American ...

People with schizophrenia often have delusions: false beliefs about themselves or the world around them. The types of delusions in schizophrenia can vary, but persecutory delusions are the most common ...