New research suggests social media platforms can repeatedly expose vulnerable users recovering from eating disorders to diet, fitness and appearance-focused content through recommendation systems.

Bipolar disorder in young women includes common symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment options. Here are key insights to recognise early warning signs and support better mental health.

Eating disorders are often thought to be about food, but more often they're rooted in shame and isolation. Connection and ...

Despite a few similar symptoms, bipolar disorder is not a type of personality disorder. However, it may be misdiagnosed as one, or you can have both. Bipolar disorder is considered a type of mood ...

Schizophrenia involves periods of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking that distort a person’s sense of reality. Schizoid personality disorder is a long-standing ...

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’s a Band-Aid, not a fix. By Dani Blum Dani Blum has covered Ozempic and related medications ...

Called Prosopometamorphopsia, the disorder causes people’s faces to appear grossly stretched out in “demon-like” ways The Lancet A rare disorder called Prosopometamorphopsia makes people’s faces ...

Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to bulimia nervosa. People with purging disorder purge their food, often by vomiting or using laxatives. However, purging disorder still carries ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...