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Do you struggle to function on your own? Neediness, clinginess, and deep-seated fears of being alone may be signs of dependent personality disorder, a condition marked by over-reliance on others and a ...

Discover the key borderline personality disorder symptoms in females, how they differ from men, and effective ways to treat BPD symptoms.

Biomarkers associated with some mental disorders can be measured in routine blood tests, according to a study published April 6 in Science Advances. Researchers evaluated blood tests from almost 1 ...

People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams “personalize” just for them, based on tests. But care for mental health conditions hasn’t ...

“Winnie-the-Pooh” is known for teaching life lessons on things like friendship, kindness, and gratitude. Like with many children’s books and movies, however, when you read into them, you can often ...

People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams "personalize" just for them, based on tests. But care for mental health conditions hasn't ...

If you're having chest pain, your doctor can test you for a heart attack. If you're having hip pain, your doctor could test for osteoarthritis. But what if you're depressed? Or anxious? Currently ...

Many neuropsychiatric conditions — including Alzheimer’s disease, chronic depression and severe social withdrawal (or ‘hikikomori’) — are notoriously difficult to diagnose. But the ability to detect ...

The test is intended for patients with moderate to severe depression and differentiates between unipolar and bipolar depression.