Psychiatric disorders increase risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Recent research provides evidence that medical illnesses increase such risks as well.

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

Mental illnesses are thought to directly impact about one in every seven people worldwide, according to the World Health ...

The Science Behind Mental Health Damage Research has established that weight stigma is directly related to greater depressive ...

Dr. Samuel Terman from the University of Michigan, who led the second study, said that people with both epilepsy and ...

Around one in five adults in the United States live with a mental illness. These conditions are usually seen as negative and ...

Iain Ferguson explains why Britain is facing a crisis in children and young people’s mental health. Yuri Prasad spoke to ...

The contagious nature of bacterial or viral infections like strep throat or influenza is well understood. You’re at risk of catching the flu, for example, if someone near you has it, as the virus can ...

As more and more students face behavioral health challenges, Waco ISD is helping give their students access to licensed ...