Nearly 1.2 billion people had a mental disorder in 2023, a new study has found — reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990.

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with a mental disorder, nearly double the number recorded in 1990. According to a new study, this stark rise has placed mental disorders as the leading ...

Being obese significantly increases the chances of also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, with women at higher risk than men for most diseases. Being obese significantly ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

Over 3.7 million people claimed the money last month to help with the costs of long-term physical or mental health conditions ...

Almost 50 percent of eating disorders begin before the age of 18, and the mean age of onset of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is 17 and 18 years, respectively. Eating disorders often persist for ...