Mental Health Articles

Everyone thinks they know an eating disorder. But the reality could be very different to what you think.

Depression is a mental health disorder with many symptoms. But did you know about the effect it can have on your appetite?

If you're living with someone with a personality disorder, it can be difficult to tell the difference between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder. Here, we tell you how to spot the signs of these two severe disorders.

One of the things you notice in nursing homes that have Alzheimer's floors and non-Alzheimer's floors is that the mere hint of a dementia diagnosis induces immediate compliance with orders. Management by fear isn't optimal. There are better ways.

While Alzheimer's is the most common and most talked about form of dementia, there are many more. This article takes a closer look at semantic dementia, a form of dementia that initially targets language skills.

Alzheimer's is often a disease that is not recognized until it is too late for its victims and their families to make preparations for long-term care. A new, simple, non-invasive test may enable early detection of this devastating disease.

A new, large, study just identified which three behavioral patterns indicate a depressed person has a 50 percent increased risk of attempting suicide.

ADD affects people in different ways requiring different approaches to both diagnosis and treatment. Treatments for some types of ADD aggravate conditions in other types.

Alzheimer's has was thought to be caused by inflammatory events in the brain that led to the formation of amyloid plaques. But drugs that treat amyloid don't work against Alzheimer's. Maybe now we know why.

Are you caring for — or just caring about — a relative or friend with mental illness? Though symptoms vary widely, the steps you need to take to cope are very similar for most mental illnesses. Here are some tips.