Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to anorexia or bulimia. Despite not having a separate entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), it's a ...

Volatile relationships, reckless impulsivity and an unstable identity are hallmarks of this misunderstood mental health condition. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron On the surface, ...

Many mental disorders are dangerous illnesses that can have severe consequences, even death. For example, major depression, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder have all been linked to ...

Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain consistent over time and across a range of situations. For example, bipolar ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Roughly every month I receive an e-mail from a parent somewhere in the world asking for help with a child who is violent, angry or aggressive. Some people describe being physically beaten or having ...

Women are more likely than men to develop bipolar 2 disorder, a subtype of the condition characterized by longer and more frequent episodes of depressive symptoms than bipolar 1. Bipolar disorder is a ...

Binge eating disorder entered the diagnostic manual on mental health conditions 10 years ago. It’s still getting overlooked. Credit...Laura Edelbacher Supported by By Dani Blum At 2 or 3 a.m., David ...

Teen eating disorders have never been this rampant — or this severe. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Hospitalizations for eating ...

Vector illustration Eps10 file. Global colors. Text and Texture in separate layers. As I entered the homestretch of my treatment for an eating disorder, over 10 years ago, my therapist and I talked ...