I described personality disorders here. In this post, I will discuss their origins. From the psychoanalytic-attachment perspective, personality disorders are not so much created as they are a ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

The term “rare blood disorders” describes less common conditions that affect blood cells’ ability to function correctly. Myeloproliferative disorders and lymphoproliferative disorders are two types of ...

A 42-year-old was scheduled for a hysterectomy after decades of chronic pain. Then, a chance encounter led to a life-changing ...

Are you feeling the winter blues? Discover how Seasonal Affective Disorder can affect your mental health and learn to ...

What an eating disorder isn't Eating disorders are not a choice, said Lauren Smolar, vice president of mission and education for the National Eating Disorders Association. Some may suggest that ...

And yet in a culture in which fat shaming and restrictive eating are prevalent, it can be easy for eating disorder behaviors to become normalized, said Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder ...

One eating disorder is becoming increasingly prevalent. Though it didn’t even have a name as early as 10 years ago, ARFID—which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder—has seen a 200 ...

Charlotte Murphy kept experiencing barriers to support and was never admitted to an inpatient unit for her eating disorder ...