Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...

Most people are familiar with common mental health conditions, but those sit only at the surface. Beneath them lies a deep iceberg of obscure, rarely discussed disorders that challenge how the mind is ...

There is a rare mental disorder where the patient believes he is a werewolf; this condition was discovered first by Byzantine physicians.

Matthew Sacchet, Ph.D., Director of the Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is senior author of a paper in ...

In Medical Mimicry, Parts 1 and 2, we began exploring how medical conditions affect mental health and the importance of evaluating for them as symptom sources. Today, we examine the stranger things ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

The haunting melodies that bring tears to our eyes and the disorganized thoughts that characterize psychosis might seem worlds apart. Yet emerging research suggests these disparate experiences may ...