Mental health diagnoses can help, but human minds are more sophisticated than rigid categories. We may need better "maps," ...

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 ...

Comorbidity is when a person has more than one health condition at once. Researchers investigating the comorbidity of personality disorders have found people with certain disorders may have other ...

Psychologists typically do not diagnose children with personality disorders. This is because their personality is still developing and can change quickly as they grow. However, a child may show early ...

This article is the next in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here. The ...