As a physician, it is clear to me that our mental health is one of the most important components of our overall health.

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

Physicians tend to focus on specifically defined disorders and are interested in the longer-term outcomes of people suffering from these disorders. For instance, psychiatrists are concerned with the ...

A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as ...

Recent studies have demonstrated the prevalence of mental health conditions in youth. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), about 1 in 5 children between the ages of 13-18 live ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By ...

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The Trump administration reinstated Thursday about $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse funding — two days after ...

White House cuts mental health grants totaling up to $2 billion, risking closures of community addiction and behavioral health programs nationwide.

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...