Psychosis is a rainbow of experiences involving changes in how we perceive the world. The most common alterations within psychosis are unshared sensory phenomena, like voices and visions, and unusual ...

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. While many of us have heard of or ...

Researchers found that 8.3% of US adults had at least one major depressive episode. In adolescents, the rate was 20.1%, with 29.2% of female adolescents reporting a major depressive episode. Major ...

The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed major depressive disorder (MDD) and other conditions linked to it to be treated. A person with MDD is usually prescribed ...

For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average 10 to 20 years earlier than ...

Studies are revealing the link between suicide and hoarding disorders. Often those with hoarding disorders report depression, ...

A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Cold, cloudy weather can cause gloomy emotions. For some, seasonal sadness goes deeper than just being a feeling. Major depressive disorder with seasonal patterns, also known ...

Dr.: There are well-established therapies that can help those afflicted with SAD to get through the dark winter months ...