Women make up half the world's population yet are the focus of relatively little research, leading to deficits in their ...

Having more than one mental health condition may substantially increase dementia risk, according to a new study. Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images Now, a new study recently published in the journal BMJ ...

With demand for mental health services climbing, professionals say anxiety, mood disorders and an increased acceptance of talking about mental health issues are bringing more people to therapy.

Studies indicate that the majority of people with mood and anxiety disorders who receive the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressant medications, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or ...

Everyone has felt anxiety. But what exactly is it, and when is it something to, well, be anxious about? Anxiety is a feeling of dread, fear and uneasiness, according to the National Library of ...

Is your child often irritable or prone to temper outbursts? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies the distinctions between bipolar disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), ...

When we first meet Anxiety, the latest emotion helping a 13-year-old girl named Riley in Disney's summer blockbuster "Inside Out 2," the character introduces herself by saying that Fear - another ...

Dementia increases sharply with the number of comorbid psychiatric disorders, with mood and anxiety disorders posing the greatest risk, new research showed. Compared to individuals with a single ...

It can be uncomfortable to receive a psychiatric diagnosis. Upon being diagnosed, one might naturally think, “Does this mean I am broken? How do I cope with this, and what do I do now?” Anxiety ...

Depression and anxiety are common among people with multiple sclerosis. Learn more about symptoms and treatment, plus the role of inflammation.

Adults with vs. without pulmonary arterial hypertension had a significantly heightened risk for developing a new mental ...

The proverbial “sugar high” that follows the ingestion of a sweet treat is a familiar example of the potentially positive effects of food on mood. On the flip side, feeling “hangry” — the phenomenon ...