Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics

Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics

Different psychiatric disorders often share the same genetic architecture, which may help explain why many people diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with another in their lifetime, new research suggests. The researchers conducted a genetic analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia Y Bipolar disorder. “Our findings confirm that high comorbidity in … Read more

Mental health experts find Semmie Williams competent to stand trial

Mental health experts find Semmie Williams competent to stand trial

Mental health experts find Semmie Williams competent to stand trial  WPEC .

Why ‘Prolonged Grief Disorder’ Has Mental Health Professionals Split

Why ‘Prolonged Grief Disorder’ Has Mental Health Professionals Split

Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto (fake images) TThe American Psychiatric Association last week officially presented a new diagnosable mental health condition: prolonged grief disorder. The news, while welcomed by some doctors and researchers, has also been controversial.. At the center of the debate it is the long-standing question of how to define suffering, as well as how … Read more

SC to examine if refusal to acknowledge alleged mental disorder can be ground for divorce

SC to examine if refusal to acknowledge alleged mental disorder can be ground for divorce

The Supreme Court has decided to examine a critical question of whether a spouse’s refusal to acknowledge alleged mental illness and medical treatment can be grounds for divorce. The matter was raised in the high court after a Kerala woman currently working in the UK challenged the High Court ruling that allowed her husband to … Read more

Vermont orchestra fighting stigma of mental illness marks 10 years

Vermont orchestra fighting stigma of mental illness marks 10 years

Vermont Orchestra Fighting Mental Illness Stigma Turns 10  GTME .