Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

On the cusp of becoming a teenager, Violet Fuchs loves music and cherishes family trips to Disney World. But since she was an infant, she and her family have had to fight for those bits of normalcy as ...

Estimating that ReNU2 syndrome could account for around 10 percent of recessive neurodevelopmental disorder cases with a ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Recent breakthroughs in genetics research may have uncovered new genes underlying common psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia and ...