In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects 4.4% of US adults at some point in their lives, according to the ...

What if mental disorders like anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder aren’t mental disorders at all? In a compelling new paper, biological anthropologists call on the scientific ...

When women with chronic medical disorders become pregnant, special care must be taken to address both the effects the pregnancy can have on their medical condition, and the complications their medical ...

This post was written by Eugene Rubin MD, PhD and Charles Zorumski MD. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over ...

Many readers of my previous blog listing the ten worst suggestions in DSM 5 were shocked that I failed to mention an eleventh dangerous mistake- that DSM 5 will harm people who are medically ill by ...

Untreated eating disorders in teenagers can have long-term adverse health effects and may be fatal. Caregivers and family members can learn about eating disorders to provide emotional support and aid ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A medical disorder similar to one commonly found in babies, hydrocephalus, has been detected in astronauts spending long periods of time in outer space. The disorder causes a pressure ...

“Jeopardy!” has apologized for a clue that used an “outdated and inaccurate term” that had many viewers calling the long-running quiz show “insensitive” and “misogynistic.” In an episode that aired on ...