Results for Mental Illness

It's no secret there's a serious stigma attached to mental illness. According to the CDC, only

Research by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy shows the loaded words used to describe drug addiction, such as "clean" vs. "dirty," ...

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.

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.

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When asylums are part of a haunted attraction the message isn't subtle: People with mental illness are to be feared.

Dean Burnett: A report recommends tackling mental illness before poverty, but this overlooks the fact that the two are fundamentally linked

[...] at least 83 percent of these individuals did not have access to needed mental health treatment prior to their incarceration. A number of years ago, Bexar County, San Antonio and surrounding communities realized that inordinate amounts of money were being wasted by jailing people experiencing serious mental health crises. Additionally, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week crisis center was established to receive people in need of immediate assistance…

Mental illness becomes other the less we talk about

In the 1980s, around the time of the massive deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, I was working toward my degree in clinical psychology by train ...

When I began working as a case manager at a supportive housing site for formerly homeless adults with mental illness in East Harlem, I quickly noticed th...

Parents with mental illness, you are not alone. TODAY talked with parents with varying mental health issues about advice that helped them.

Mental health conditions aren't just a personal problem.

This is the second part in a series about revealing mental illness at the workplace. The first part, "

What's so funny about depression, OCD and PTSD? Salon Mix reviews the year in mental health on TV VIDEO

Rather than relying on symptoms, scientists are developing a “brain circuits first” approach to mental health. 

"Once I stepped out into the real world... I felt silenced."