The term “emotional disorders” usually refers to mental health conditions like mood disorders. When people use the term emotional disorders, they’re usually talking about mental health conditions that ...

When you feel anxious, is it something normal, or something you should, well, worry about? Answers aren’t as straightforward as you might think. Anxiety disorders, definition wise, are hard to pin ...

Intimacy disorder affects how people connect emotionally and physically with others in close relationships. While it’s not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5, mental health professionals see it as a ...

The question of what constitutes a mental disorder is a hot issue right now because the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is in the process of making a major revision, from IV-R to ...

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This column was written by Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., and Charles Zorumski, M.D. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common. Over 14.5 million Americans meet the criteria for this disorder. AUD is ...

Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to anorexia or bulimia. Despite not having a separate entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), it's a ...