According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), more than one in five adults (about 20%) in the United States has a mental health condition. Treatments for mental health conditions are ...

The widespread use of psychotropic drugs to treat people experiencing mental illness does not always correspond to their effectiveness or real need. Driving this is a complex web of factors including ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jackie Juarez remembers taking pills – lots of pills. “They would make me sleepy, and I would throw up every night,” Juarez told the courtroom, recounting memories from her seven years ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is most commonly treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which help regulate serotonin levels. They tend to be effective, especially when ...

Patients with autoimmune Addison disease (AAD) showed increased use of hypnotics/sedatives, anxiolytics, and antidepressants in the year before diagnosis, suggesting potential misdiagnosis of early ...

Many of the psychiatric medications have side effects. Weight gain is a common one. Atypical or second-generation antipsychotics are notorious for causing weight gain. Atypical antipsychotics are ...

The Trump administration's plans to study the "threat” posed by psychiatric medications in children have medical societies and mental health professionals concerned that the administration may be ...

Early onset IBD activity correlates with higher psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication use. Active IBD patients have increased odds of developing major depressive disorder, anxiety, and ...

Danielle Gansky was 7 years old when an administrator at her upscale private girls’ school in suburban Philadelphia flagged problems with her academic performance. She was a bubbly and creative kid, ...