Generally known as alcoholism and alcohol abuse, alcohol use disorders are medical conditions that doctors can diagnose when a patient's drinking causes distress or harm. See if you recognize any of these symptoms in yourself.
Anxiety disorders can severely impair a person's ability to function at work, school and in social situations and can interfere with a person's relationships. There are effective treatments for anxiety.
It’s a common misconception that ADHD is only a childhood condition and does not affect individuals after adolescence.
The number of children with disabilities is on the rise, largely due to growth in incidence of mental and developmental disorders, researchers say.
About 2.6 percent of American adults -- nearly 6 million people -- have
An interactive online tool helping individuals, family members, and treatment providers to explore opioid use disorder treatment options to begin recovery.
How eating disorders affect family, friends and loved ones. Steps to take to help a family member recover. Approaching a loved one, treatment, support systems, emotions..
It can be difficult to verbalize what it's like to experience mental illness, so photographer Katie Crawford decided to show people instead of tell them....
A short, sharp look into the 10 personality disorders.
NIH releases summary of research on early childhood risk and protective factors
March 09, 2016
An online guide about interventions in early childhood that can help prevent drug use and other unhealthy behaviors was launched today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The guide offers research-based principles that affect a child’s self-control and overall mental health, starting…
An estimated 24 million people in the U.S. have eating disorders, and they aren’t all women and girls.
Anorexia alone kills more people than any other mental illness does.
If you had to imagine your mental illness or disorder as a house, what would it look like? Federico Babina has just released a new project called Archiatric, which depicts 16 different conditions as works of architecture in various states of repair.
Almost half – 46 percent -- of children identified with autism spectrum disorder has average to above average intellectual ability.
"Two in five children have vision conditions which affect learning," reports the American Optometric Association, and yet it is estimated that over 10 million American children have vision problems...
Starting a New Year often creates unnecessary pressure. Learn how to set realistic goals for yourself in eating disorder recovery.
Having help from family and friends can make a profound difference to those living with bipolar. Advocate Stephen Propst suggests nine tips to keep in mind when offering support: