#National Institute of Mental Health

Do you know where to turn to seek help for mental health-related issues?

Doling out hIgh doses of antipsychotic drugs may not be the best approach to tackling this common mental illness.

One day her mask slipped. She was forced to face the pain she’d been hiding.

According to experts at the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety  disorders affect about 40 million Americans ages 18 years and...

An estimated 51.2 million people in the U.S. had at least one mental disorder in the past year.

Scientists have discovered that autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia all have a common genetic link.

Sure, people are more aware of mental illnesses today, but misconceptions about these complex disorders still abound.

Experts say our limited understanding of the brain has caught up with us and that psychiatric drug development has hit a wall.

Only about half of people with major depression receive treatment for the disorder and one fifth receive treatment consistent with current pra...