Key Takeaways Social media can make problems like depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts worse for young peopleTroubled ...

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Saxenda have become hugely popular. But could they cause psychological side effects in their ...

The musician suggested that accounts sharing generalizations about symptoms of certain mental health conditions has led to an ...

A new systematic review seeks to better understand how social media use affects mental health, specifically psychiatric ...

From China to Brazil to Germany, huge numbers of people are addicted to shopping, driven in part by companies that use gaming ...

Podcast: Is there a single explanation that accounts for all addictive behaviors, or is the reality more complex? Under the Cortex explores.

A new study found that popular ADHD-related content on TikTok often misaligns with clinical guidelines, potentially ...

For many, social media is a tool for communication and self-expression. But for those vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, it ...

New research indicates a strong link between high social media use and psychiatric disorders involving delusions, such as narcissism and body dysmorphia.

A new study from Simon Fraser University researchers has found a close link between high levels of social media use and psychiatric disorders that involve delusions ... Chair in Evolutionary Genetics ...

There is evidence from twin studies that genetics may also play a part in the onset of eating disorders. The media is also thought to contribute by promoting unrealistic "thin-ideal" body images that ...

Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has neurological symptoms affecting movement or the senses, like paralysis or blindness, with no physiological cause. In the past, such ...