The FDA has approved a version of the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole that adults with schizophrenia can take every 4-6 weeks. WebMD has the details.

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How to Handle Panic Attacks. By Linda Sapadin, Ph.D ~ 2 min read. There are many things in life to be afraid of. You can be injured or killed in myriad ways. You can get lost. You can make a fool of yourself. […]

After his wife died, Tom found himself in a very dark place and he didn't know how to get out. He knew he needed to do two things: Get a mental.

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After his wife died, Tom found himself in a very dark place and he didn't know how to get out. He knew

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“When I got diagnosed, it was a relief to know that I wasn't just being ungrateful, that it was actually me being sick,” Demi told U.S. News during her visit to D.C. Demi announced her own campaign for men […]

Yesterday evening we hosted a Candlelight Vigil for Mental Health Awareness as a way to kick off the week in this area. The event was sponsored by Mental Health America in Northwest Arkansas and the Springdale […]

In a reappraisal study from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS), we further investigated 40 respondents with lifetime bipolar disorder confirmed by the structured clinical […]

Demi Lovato appeared on MSNBC Live With Tamron Hall on Monday to discuss her work with the national initiative Be Vocal: Speak Up For Mental Health, as well as her own struggles with bipolar disorder. As the […]

Disability rights are civil rights. Nicholas Zemp advocates for the Americans with Disabilities Act at Disability Awareness Week. Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]. Photo credit: Collin […]

It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness wants everyone in the country to declare #IAmStigmaFree. Every year, approximately one in five adults in the U.S. experiences […]

We feature Dr. Delvena Thomas who is a psychiatrist and Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve.

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Focus On South Florida: Mental Health Awareness Week « CBS Miami

Access to affordable, quality health care without discrimination or bias should be the expectation, not the exception, in mental health treatment. According to SAMHSA's 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and […]

In the wake of last week's mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Rosewood, Oregon, John Oliver's feature segment on Sunday's Last Week Tonight tackled the media's approach to discussing mental […]

But when it comes to actually having a record of trying to tackle mental illness, not one of the 20 candidates running remotely approaches Kasich's record in Ohio: he's expanded behavioral health services in […]

But when it comes to actually having a record of trying to tackle mental illness, not one of the 20 candidates running remotely approaches Kasich's record in Ohio: he's expanded behavioral health services in […]

Research suggests that genetics, abuse and other factors contribute to the development of obsessive-compulsive, narcissistic or other personality disorders. In the past, some believed that people with […]

In light of last week's mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, many politicians have yet again tried to shift the national conversation from gun control to mental health, and last night's Last […]

Abstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is prevalent after traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, there is a lack of evidence regarding effective treatment approaches. We conducted a choice-stratified […]

VICE News travels to Maharashtra to investigate what it's like to be deemed a woman with mental illness in India today.

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India's Mental Health Crisis | VICE News

It was not my strength that wanted nursing, it was my imagination that wanted soothing. —Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, 1899. The books I pack in my hospital birth bags are never the books I later need to h […]