A new study suggests that a sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia may not be as rare as previously thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...
Genetic research is rapidly overturning the idea that each psychiatric diagnosis is a separate island. Large DNA studies now suggest that many mental health conditions are different expressions of a ...
The term “intrusive thoughts” has become common parlance from mental health creators on social media such as TikTok, and people have resonated with it. In psychiatry, we don’t usually talk about ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It causes a person to have intrusive, distressing thoughts, which they manage using compulsive behaviors. For example, a person, who fixates ...
Having a rush of anxiety, feeling your heart racing, breaking out into a sweat — whether it’s a spider suddenly scurrying out in front of you or in the lead-up to a big presentation at work or school, ...
Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MDMedically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD A sense of impending doom is a sudden, overwhelming feeling that you’re in danger or that something bad is going ...