It's common for teenagers go through emotional ups and downs and do things that don't seem rational. Learn the two hallmark ...

Studies reveal a complex interplay of traits, genes, and brain structure behind the dual diagnosis—raising new questions ...

A new review shows insufficient or low-quality evidence to suggest cannabinoids are effective at treating most psychiatric conditions and substance use disorders.

Washington state's Blue Envelope Program, aimed at improving traffic stop interactions for neurodiverse drivers, is expected ...

Not all depression is the same. A new study reveals that depressed patients with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people.

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments.

A new genomic study isolates a mania-specific factor that explains over 80% of bipolar disorder’s genetic risk, tying it to ...

A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists and geneticists think about mental illness: genetic specificity.

Abstract: The process of finding reliable treatment for major depression and bipolar disorder can be arduous. The myriad behavioral symptoms presented by patients and resistance to treatment from ...

As marijuana use among teens has grown in the past decade, researchers have been trying to better understand the health risks of the drug. Now, a new longitudinal study finds that cannabis use among ...

For decades, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD) were treated as distinct and unrelated psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by altered thinking and ...