The FDA announced regulatory actions Friday to support development of serotonin-2A agonists and related products, including ...

In a 2017 study, researchers administered a 12 mg/kg dose of ibogaine to 30 participants with opioid dependence and tracked ...

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. suggested that changes in diet can alleviate mental disorders.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

Some psychedelic drugs, once considered fringe, are now getting a step closer to possibly being approved for use as mental ...

For centuries, healers knew what science is only now confirming: psilocybin is a powerful healing medicine. Could magic ...

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms.

Ten years ago, at age 19, our son Matthew experienced a manic episode that landed him in the involuntary psychiatric unit at Stanford Hospital for 10 days. He was diagnosed ...

Ian was doing great in Spain, his mother said. He had organized the whole trip himself, called home every day, was making a ...

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 ...

Almost four years ago, I wrote an essay called "Do Wild Animals Suffer From PTSD and Other Psychological Disorders?" in which I summarized much of what we knew then about PTSD and other psychological ...