Having a rush of anxiety, feeling your heart racing, breaking out into a sweat — whether it’s a spider suddenly scurrying out in front of you or in the lead-up to a big presentation at work or school, ...

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a mental health condition that may occur in people who have had traumatic childhood experiences. However, the exact cause of ASPD is currently unknown.

The rapidly increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) makes finding out what causes ASD even more vital. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ASD now ...

Reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Hormones control essential processes like growth, metabolism, mood, and ...

While there’s no definitive cause, findings from an ongoing, longitudinal study offer valuable insights for researchers, clinicians, individuals, and families who live with bipolar. Bipolar disorder ...

When it comes to mental health disorders, few are as prevalent - or as misunderstood - as bipolar disorder. It's a mental health condition that some 4.4% of U.S. adults experience at some time in ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

Advanced sleep phase disorder is a rare condition that causes your natural circadian rhythm, or sleep-wake cycle, to occur earlier than typical. As humans, our sleep-wake cycle— also known as our ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...

It’s easy to think that there is one clear cause that explains the recent increase in recorded cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). But the answer is more complex. Our knowledge of this illness, ...