Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with a mental disorder, nearly double the number recorded in 1990. According to a new study, this stark rise has placed mental disorders as the leading ...

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterised by a persistent and distressing preoccupation with perceived flaws in physical appearance that are imperceptible or minor to others. The psychosocial ...

"Other children didn't want to sit next to me,' " Amit Ghose, an advocate for people with visible differences, shared This Morning/YouTube Amit Ghose endured severe bullying as a child due to visible ...

PORTER RANCH, Calif. (KABC) -- When it comes to getting enough sleep, nearly 70 percent of adults say they experience insufficient sleep at least once a month. Many live with an undiagnosed sleep ...

The death of "Lizzie McGuire" star Robert Carradine was the culmination of a longtime battle with mental illness, according to the actor's family. Carradine, best known for his roles in the Disney ...

Welcome to The Thin Line, The New York Post’s series about the darker side of GLP-1 drugs. Though GLP-1 agonists sold under brand names like Ozempic have helped millions of people lose weight, manage ...

Psychiatric disorders can share common genetic influences, which means parts of DNA can be at the root of more than one mental condition, new research has found. The study, led by researchers at Texas ...

It's a growing problem that's long been overlooked. For decades, body image issues have been pegged as primarily a female struggle, with one study finding that 53% of American girls are "unhappy with ...

An analysis of gene variants in more than a million people diagnosed with neurodivergencies and mental health conditions – by far the largest study of its kind so far – has found that 14 conditions ...

A growing number of seemingly fit and disciplined gymgoers are developing dangerous fixations on muscularity. Muscle dysmorphia, also known as vigorexia or the Adonis complex, is emerging as a ...

Dr. Toni Pikoos, a clinical psychologist in Melbourne, Australia, who specializes in BDD, has been alarmed to hear how many of her clients are asking AI models how they look and what aspects of their ...