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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...