A multi-national group of investigators has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the ...

New research suggests that irritability should be considered as a symptom when the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder is ...

Three atypical antipsychotics -- Seroqiel, Geodon, and Zyprexa -- were voted to be “acceptably safe” ...

Seroquel was voted to be "acceptably safe" and effective for the treatment of schizophrenia in teenagers, said a U.S. Food ...

Bipolar disorder is misdiagnosed as depression in over a quarter of cases, a new study suggests. Psychiatrists Dr Krishna Gangineni and Dr Richard Annear, who ...

According to a report presented at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, borderline personality disorder may be underdiagnosed -- at least initially. In the presentation, David Meyerson of DePaul University in Chicago reported on an evaluation ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder is a more costly chronic condition than diabetes, depression, asthma and coronary artery disease ...

As surprising as it may seem, very low levels of lithium in drinking water may help prevent suicide in the general population. The new ...

Scientists have discovered a set of brain proteins responsible for some of the most common and devastating brain diseases. The proteins underlie epilepsy, ...

Risperdal Consta (risperidone), a drug already approved in the treatment of schizophrenia, has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...