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 ...

Pathologists are etiologists: They search for underlying causes of diseases. Tissue biopsies; bodily fluids like blood, urine, sputum (saliva), cerebrospinal fluid, and fine needle aspirates; cells; ...

Credit: Getty Images Children are presenting with complex, sometimes co-occurring, psychiatric disorders. Pediatric primary care providers play a vital role in educating and treating these patients ...

Mental health problems can be sorted into five general genetic categories, each with a shared “genetic architecture” driving people’s illness, according to results published in the journal Nature.

Bipolar disorder is one of the most serious mental health conditions that is going unreported due to the lack of awareness about the issue. The condition is one that is known to cause very intense and ...

Last week, we explored paedophilia, focusing on separating the disorder from criminal behaviour and highlighting ways individuals can seek help safely. This week, we continue our conversation on ...