It's no secret there's a serious stigma attached to mental illness. According to the CDC, only
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.
In 2015, 271,000 children ages 12 to 17 received care for mental illness at a residential treatment facility. But that decision, and the aftermath, can be hard on families.
An online gallery was created to provide a supportive community for photographers affected by mental illness.
Research suggest that these illnesses may actually cause one another.
Trying to find the lesson in an entrepreneur's suicide.
Dean Burnett: A report recommends tackling mental illness before poverty, but this overlooks the fact that the two are fundamentally linked
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.
When asylums are part of a haunted attraction the message isn't subtle: People with mental illness are to be feared.
Mental illness becomes other the less we talk about
Mental illness can be scary, but people struggling with it shouldn't be
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.
"Once I stepped out into the real world... I felt silenced."
Rather than relying on symptoms, scientists are developing a “brain circuits first” approach to mental health.
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…