A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Repetitive negative thinking is a major element of psychological disorders. Clinically concerning levels of anxiety, depression, and anger all carry with them repetitive thoughts that serve to ...

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms.

Could one genetic mutation be sufficient to bring on complex psychopathology? For decades, dominant models of mental illness-especially schizophrenia-have focused on polygenic origins, with thousands ...

Results also indicate how these genetics might affect a person’s biology to increase their risk of different mental ...

Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...

The findings of this study could eventually improve how mental health conditions are diagnosed and treated, especially for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. The human mind can be hard to grasp, especially when it comes to abnormalities.