What few people, regardless of their politics, ever think to ask is: What is a “mental disorder”? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), “the bible” of the American ...

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 ...

They say the loudest cries for help are sometimes silent. Not everyone with emotional pain screams it out, and not every mental health struggle looks chaotic from the outside. Quiet Borderline ...

Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...

Panic disorder (PD) is a mental health disorder characterized by recurring panic attacks, episodes of intense fear and ...