Researchers discovered that six psychiatric disorders seemed linked to the same underlying brain wiring.

Scientists uncovered a previously unknown brain circuit that seems linked to multiple psychiatric disorders. (Image credit: John M Lund Photography Inc via Getty Images)
Scientists have uncovered a mysterious network of brain connections that is linked to several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
This shared brain circuitry could help reveal why many patients who are diagnosed with one psychiatric illness also meet the criteria for a second.