A link between vision problems and schizophrenia is well known, with as many as 62 percent of adult patients with the disorder experiencing some kind of visual distortions involving form, motion, or color. Now […]

A Session conducted by the Physically-challenged Development Foundation (PDF) at Rajshahi University on # Disability and # DisabilityRights . Heartfelt thanks to all the speakers and the enthusiastic […]

Employees can be hesitant to raise a mental illness with their employer, for fear of stigma or missing work opportunities as a result. But we shouldn't be.

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Technologies and programs such as online cognitive behavioral therapy have become increasingly popular for organizations looking for innovative ways to provide treatment to the populations that they serve. […]

As if dating isn't already tough enough, schizoaffective hypomania makes dating and love even harder. Those of us with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder have a lot to deal with when dating. For […]

Silver Linings Playbook, The Weinstein Company. Most people first encounter borderline personality disorder (BPD) on screen: It's the condition behind Glenn Close's character in Fatal Attraction. It's what […]

Labor Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the first Monday in September every year. For many people, Labor Day means a day off from work and school, barbecues, and maybe a neighborhood parade […]

Why people with borderline personality disorder have poor relationships. People with borderline personality disorder find it difficult to empathise, a new study finds. Dr Brian Haas, the study's lead author, […]

Out here, there aren't many people who provide mental health care. In fact, there aren't any psychiatrists. That's the reason Duong went there — she's studying psychiatry as a medical student at the U […]

“People with social anxiety disorder create elaborate excuses to get out of the situations that make them nervous,” she says. Problem is, the more you steer clear of something, the more frightening it becomes. […]

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes different psychological symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders and changes in behaviour. Schizophrenia infographic. app for psychiatric […]

She defined a panic attack as the brain, suddenly and out of the blue, engaging the emergency response program like it would if you're in serious danger. “[This] would be great except that it happens in the a […]

Individuals with borderline personality disorder, a mental health condition marked by unstable moods and reckless or impulsive behavior, often have trouble maintaining their friendships and romantic […]

A man who spent 25 years using a variety of mental health services co-ordinated the biggest UK gathering of people in secure care to get views on how to improve care. Ian Callaghan, who now works for Rethink […]

More than 20,000 people have given their views on the top priorities for reshaping mental health services as part of a drive to develop a five year national NHS strategy for people of all ages. Better access […]

More than 20,000 people have given their views on the top priorities for reshaping mental health services as part of a drive to develop a five year national NHS strategy for people of all ages. Better access […]

United Nations officials are to visit the UK to investigate whether the government's controversial welfare reforms are committing “grave violations” of disabled peoples' human rights. A Scottish disability cha […]

Studies have shown that trauma victims are more likely to develop PTSD if they have previously experienced chronic stress, and a new study from MIT may explain why. The researchers found that animals who […]

In 1993, the law was expanded by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to not only restrict firearm possession, but allow for the reporting of people with mental illness to the National Instant Criminal […]

The man accused of shooting and killing a suburban Houston officer has a history of mental illness and once lived in a homeless shelter, authorities said on Monday. Sheriff's deputy Darren Goforth of Harris […]