In our achievement-driven society, many individuals appear to have it all—successful careers, thriving social lives, and impressive accomplishments. Yet beneath the surface, many of these high ...

February 18, 2010 — Inhaling the hormone oxytocin appears to improve social interactions in adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), new research suggests. The study showed that ...

High-functioning anxiety, while not a diagnosable mental health disorder, describes how a growing population of people live alongside anxiety but do not generally experience the symptoms that warrant ...

Everyone’s brain works a little differently—and that’s part of what makes us all unique. Some people are naturally more laid-back, while others have minds that are always going a mile a minute. The ...

Being a high-functioning person can often feel like invincibility. Here are three symptoms that prove even the most productive ones aren’t immune to burnout. High-functioning people often look like ...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University’s Vagelos College of ...