The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry’s big book of mental disorders, the DSM ...

Yes, experts classify eating disorders as mental illnesses. Experts recognise eating disorders in medical and psychiatric manuals such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Cravings are intense desires for a specific food, even when you're not hungry. People with food addiction often eat in secret due to feelings ...

A drug company recently received FDA approval to peddle its speed-like pill for 'Binge Eating Disorder' (the very same pill that is already widely overused for ADHD). And it is sparing no expense ...

Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of any mental illness. And yet, they're often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed because of stereotypes and stigmas encountered by patients. However ...

DSM revisions could see millions more Americans diagnosed with mental illness. Feb 10, 2012— -- Shyness, grief and eccentricity could suddenly become mental health disorders if the newest edition ...

Expanded program brings in-house nutrition, dual-diagnosis mental health treatment, and coordinated outpatient care for ...