When danger lurks, instinct keeps us safe. It compels us to run from a burning building or wrestle a knife-wielding attacker ...

Ms. Rosenberg didn’t know it at the time, but she had both obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder, or B.D ...

This week, Mad in America examines three studies related to economic disadvantage and mental health issues. The first finds ...

Psychologists help people navigate everything from anxiety and depression to trauma, relationships and major life changes — ...

The field of trauma and disaster psychology has increasingly emphasized post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as one of the most critical and enduring ...

What social risk factors affecting your patients may affect their risk of major depressive disorder more than they realize?

Over the past few decades, neuroscientists and medical researchers worldwide have been trying to leverage available health ...

The Food and Drug Administration says it is offering an “ultra-fast review” of two psychedelic drugs intended to treat ...

After scanning the brains of more than 1,000 children, researchers have identified what seems to be a previously unknown type ...

A large team of scientists, found that a single dose of psilocybin created positive changes in the brain and well-being, one ...

Thousands of women, men and children suffer from substance-use disorders every day. When one suffers, families and ...