Adolescents who use cannabis could face a significantly higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young ...

Genetic research is rapidly overturning the idea that each psychiatric diagnosis is a separate island. Large DNA studies now suggest that many mental health conditions are different expressions of a ...

Adolescents who use cannabis could face a significantly higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young adulthood, according to a large new study published today in JAMA Health Forum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The findings could also spare patients the burden of carrying multiple different diagnoses that require an assortment of different ...

Although the number of people who smoke cigarettes has dropped significantly since the mid-1960s, about 16% of the U.S. adult population still smoke. A much greater percentage of those with certain ...

Homelessness can predispose individuals to psychiatric disorders. Conversely, certain psychiatric disorders can increase the risk of becoming homeless. A recent article in JAMA Psychiatry by Rebecca ...

We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study shows there is significantly more biological overlap across these ...

We propose a rights-based, recovery-oriented approach for mental health reform—one that both protects civil liberties and invests in the structural supports necessary for recovery.

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

Beyond sexual health risks, chemsex is linked to serious mental health consequences influenced by how often, how intensely ...

NEW YORK CITY — Psychiatric comorbidities are highly prevalent in patients with eating disorders (EDs), a large study showed. In a propensity-matched cohort of young adults with and without EDs, a ...

Mental health disorders are on the rise in the military, now accounting for more hospitalizations than any other ailment, according to a new Defense Department health report. Diagnoses of mental ...