Mental health issues among children are becoming increasingly prevalent. Community studies in India estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders at around 6 ...

Mental health issues among children are becoming increasingly prevalent. Community studies in India estimate the prevalence ...

A new study from Boston University published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence found that 74% of neurodivergent youth in the USA who have had a dating partner in the past year experience one or ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

One of the biggest barriers to diagnoses of brain disorders is that symptoms — particularly those of apathy — can be mistaken ...

Others are more optimistic, arguing that the entire system will go down and that an external opposition figure, perhaps the former Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi, will help the country transition ...

Despite the obsessive-compulsive preoccupation with acquiring more proof to optimize choices, life offers us few answers, ...

A new study highlights that most adults experience little to no dissociation, though it is frequently reported in clinical populations, particularly people with dissociative disorders, PTSD, and ...

Invisible disabilities don’t come with obvious signs and are often met with skepticism. This disbelief can sometimes be more ...

This article contains discussions of suicide. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, there are resources to help.

Objectives To describe the incidence, presentation and long-term health outcomes of suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs) in children aged 12 years or under. Methods This population-based study ...

Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) affects children's ability to form emotional bonds. Learn about risk factors and how to ...