Schizophrenia is a severe and often highly debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by distorted emotions, thinking patterns and altered perceptions of reality, as well as mental impairments.
A relatively new class of autoimmune diseases that affect the brain is making psychiatrists rethink some diagnoses.
The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry’s big book of mental disorders, the DSM ...
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Rare diseases are genetic disorders that affect a small proportion of the population. Despite their rarity, they can be a ...
Mental health disorders like depression and anxiety are common conditions that affect millions of people in the United States. Importantly, not everyone has the same risk of developing such disorders.
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 ...