Bipolar disorder – formerly known as manic depression – is a chronic, recurrent mental illness characterised by extreme swings in mood. The condition is thought to affect at least one in every 100 adults worldwide and has the …
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Researchers identify molecular link between schizophrenia and …
It has long been known that psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, have been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. In a new study published online in The FASEB Journal, a UMass Medical School research …
Poorer areas need better access to mental healthcare
People who live in poorer areas in England are more likely to need mental healthcare but are less likely to access support and to recover from their symptoms following treatment, according to researchers at the University …
Rockford mental health advocates say budget cuts are costing the …
While the budget impasse is causing some mental health programs to cut services, mental health advocates say these cuts are actually costing you more in the long haul. "They put me on medication," Gregory Motley said.
15 Finds Out: Mental illness link to mass violence misleading | WANE
That blame often lands on mental illness. Reports suggest that in the mass shootings in the United States since 1970, around 60 percent of the perpetrators showed symptoms of depression, delusions, and paranoia, …