National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which begins Feb. 23, attempts to shed light on a condition that affects millions ...

But the issue with the Whac-A-Mole game isn’t the moles; it’s the machine in the box under the moles. It turns a crank that pushes the moles out of the holes. You can whack them down as much as you ...

Carefully supervised therapy sessions with psychedelic drugs can help alleviate depression, anxiety and addiction, studies ...

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Wednesday rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he ...

Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not “cure” schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed.

U.S. health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s claim that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may cure certain psychiatric conditions is misleading and not backed by evidence, experts ...

The diagnostic manual known as "the Bible of psychiatry" is about to get a major overhaul. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) puts out the tome known in the field as the DSM-5. That stands for ...

Driven by personal experience, Zak Williams is helping shape an A.I. platform designed to improve how mental illness is diagnosed and treated. Elizabeth Weinberg With an advisory board that includes ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients, finding that many conditions involve similar genes and may not need ...

Adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa is associated with significantly lower likelihood of full-time employment over a 30-year period, higher long-term health care utilization, and increased reliance on ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...

Amber Glenn has her sights set on the 2026 Winter Games in Milan, where she could make history on Team USA Harry How/Getty; Steven Senne/AP Photo Figure skater Amber Glenn is hoping to qualify for her ...