A global research team co-led by VCU expert Kenneth Kendler has produced the most comprehensive genetic map so far, identifying five families of disorders that show a high degree of overlap. An intern ...

Patients with alopecia areata (AA) had a higher prevalence of several psychiatric and autoimmune comorbidities at baseline and were at greater risk of developing those comorbidities after diagnosis.

This research underscores the beneficial impact of the Medicaid Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion waivers on psychiatric-specific and all-cause health care resource utilization and costs ...

Early onset IBD activity correlates with higher psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication use. Active IBD patients have increased odds of developing major depressive disorder, anxiety, and ...

Individuals with psychiatric disorders exhibiting seemingly similar symptoms often respond very differently to the same treatment, suggesting that distinct biological processes are at work beneath the ...

The debate about what mental states should qualify as a true disease is always lively. Furthermore, it heats up every time a new version of official classifications comes out, such as the Diagnostic ...

Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence and association between hidradenitis suppurativa and psychiatric diseases. The analysis included a total of 83 ...