Results for Mental Illness

People with schizophrenia say it helps them cope when they see others talking about the experience online. Their friends and family members say it gives them insight into that hidden world.

Mental health conditions aren't just a personal problem.

A brain scan study pinpoints the changes associated with child abuse that may raise people's risk of depression, PTSD and addictions later in life.

Green spaces are a vital benefit to our mental health that can mitigate some of the difficulties of social isolation, reaffirmed research presented last week at FENS Virtual Forum of Neuroscience.

All too often, media portrayals of the mentally ill reflect our culture’s fear and ignorance about mental illness. Seeing so many stereotyped fictional characters with mental illness can impact how we see real people with mental illnesses. To help separate fact from fiction, here are some media-perpetuated myths so you don’t project them onto people with mental illness.

If you’re a parent and you or another family member has experienced mental health concerns, you probably have felt unsure about how to talk with your children about this issue. Should you discuss i…

"Don't always believe what your brain is telling you."

Mass shootings aren't some inexplicable disease. They're what happens when it's our values that are sick.

I've always been an anxious person. As a child I refused to make phone calls other than to those in my family and couldn't even handle calling 411 (even after

Half of all Americans killed by police every year are mentally ill

It’s probably no big surprise that many people with mental health issues don’t readily seek treatment for their concerns. But how widespread is this pattern? A 2004 report by the World Health Organ…

Mental health is a serious issue in the US, but not enough people have access to professional help. Here are six ways tech is helping bridge that gap.

"I want to make people aware of how damaging these illnesses are."

How do we stop the mental illness stigma? Conversation. Try these simple tips for talking and learn hurtful language to avoid.

Disorders like depression and ADHD may be genetically linked to personality traits.

For many years Liz Obert woke up, got dressed, went to work, and acted as if everything was fine. Once she returned home, however, she found herself ly ...

Earlier this year, Canadian researcher Bonnie Kaplan and New Zealand researcher Julia Rucklidge wrote an article for Mad in America about the search for magic bullets in treating mental illness
A few years ago, Kaplan and some fellow researchers reviewed studies conducted on the role of vitamins and minerals in treating mood disorders. They found dozens of studies dating from as early as 1910, and the…