An excellent article by Nicholas Wade in the 6/13/10 edition of the New York Times nicely summarizes the gaping disconnect between the brilliant discoveries informing genetics and their almost ...

In this study, researchers used positron emission tomography and a special tracer to study the relationship between the distribution of an important neuronal receptor (AMPA) and the occurrence and ...

Many psychiatric disorders are more biologically related than previously understood, having more genetic similarities than differences, a new study shows. More research is needed to understand how ...

Shared genetic roots: Research shows psychiatric disorders often share genetic variants, pointing to common biological pathways. Social factors matter: Family conflict, bullying, and stigma can be ...

An important chemical messenger that typically inhibits brain activity might sometimes do the opposite, according to new Yale ...

Societal expectations about gender can impact how men show signs of a mental health condition. Stigma surrounding mental health can also prevent them from getting the support they need. Share on ...

New research, from King's College London and the University of Porto, has mapped the histamine system in the brain. Histamine, a molecule more commonly associated with allergies, plays a separate but ...

THE TICS started when Jessica Huitson was only 12 years old. Over time her condition worsened until she was having whole-body fits and being rushed to hospital. But her local hospital, in Durham, ...

The Stanley Family Foundation has renewed its commitment to psychiatric research at the Broad Institute, bringing its total investment to more than $1 billion. This funding, including their newest ...

This is Maternal and Infant Mental Health Month. Learn why these issues are critical for families and what you can do.

'Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through. It is potential liberation and renewal as well as enslavement and existential death.' —RD Laing The Madhouse, by Francisco de Goya.