(Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) What types of drugs are used for mental illness? Most of the medicines used to treat mental illnesses affect your neurotransmitters, which are chemicals that ...

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No one knows exactly what causes eating disorders. However, mental health issues such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, trouble dealing with emotions, and substance use problems seem to ...

New research published in JAMA Psychiatry estimates that globally, only 6.9% of people with mental health or substance-use ...

Researchers develop machine learning tools that screen for co-morbid anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder using acoustic voice signals. The team spoke to participants with and without ...

A study of 57,000 people in 21 countries finds that only 6.9 per cent who met criteria for a mental health or substance-use disorder received effective treatment. The biggest barrier to effective ...

It's no secret that there is a mental health crisis in the United States. As of 2021, 8.3% of adults had major depressive ...

Each eating disorder is unique and comes with its own treatment recommendations. These are often complex conditions where people might have multiple co-occurring mental health conditions ...