The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed major depressive disorder (MDD) and other conditions linked to it to be treated. A person with MDD is usually prescribed ...

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.

Actigraphy data show irregular sleep-wake rhythms nearly double the risk for relapse in individuals with remitted major depressive disorder.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

Depression is a mood disorder, described as a continuous feeling of sadness as well as a general loss in interest. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental ...

SAN FRANCISCO — After more than a decade of development and more than 2 years of frequently searing controversy, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) ...

Combining CBT with quetiapine improves positive coping styles and decreases negative coping in patients with high suicide risk.

Clinical situations that child psychiatrists too frequently encounter in the inner cities resemble this composite case of a young school-aged child born to a drug-addicted mother and living with her ...