The epidemiology of common mental disorders encompasses the study of the distribution, determinants and impact of conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ...

Two landmark studies reveal the psychiatric disorders genetic link across eight to fourteen conditions through shared variants. The post Scientists Just Found a Common Genetic Link Behind 8 Major ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

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 ...

An international study—the largest of its kind—has uncovered similar structural changes in the brains of young people diagnosed with anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD and conduct disorder, offering ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New CU Boulder ...