Mental Health Articles

1% of the world's population are psychopaths. If you worry you may be in a relationship with one of them, read on to check the signs and find out what to do.

Schizophrenia is a mental health condition which is associated with a chronic, that is more that 6 month, history of social behaviour that is thought to be abnormal and with the patient being considered to be out of touch with reality.

Major depression is a mood disorder which is characterized by a depressed mood and a loss of interest in usually gratifying activities. This condition may require long-term treatment with pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy or both.

Generalized anxiety disorder is defined as experiencing excessive and ongoing anxious feelings that interfere with a person's day to day activities. The treatment of such disorders requires a combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.

Misconceptions about mental health disorders still exist in the 21st century and these stereotypes and generalizations are negatively impacting affected individuals. A proper understanding of mental health issues is needed to avoid this from happening.

Everyone wants to look as good as they can. But can the desire to look good lead to plastic surgery addiction? The answer may surprise you.

Does your child's anger sometimes chill you to the bone? Do you often worry that there could be something very wrong with them? Here we examine signs of sociopathy in childhood, and help you to cope.

Millions of people are living with a mental health disorder today. Here, we examine the most common ones and how they can be treated.

Aspiring American presidential candidate Donald Trump doesn't fit into neat categories, and his style of campaigning breaks all the rules. But does that mean he has a personality disorder?

While it was known that there was a familial link between mothers and daughters with PCOS, the study showed rather than PCOS being a genetic disorder, it was instead due to an imbalance of hormones before birth...