UCLA researchers help discover biological link between two brain disorders
By Mark Wheeler August 05, 2013
A collaborative team of researchers including scientists from UCLA has uncovered evidence that a […]

Amanda Bynes‘ doctors told a judge on Thursday afternoon that the troubled actress is being treated for schizophrenia, RadarOnline.com has been learned.

During a hearing at the Ventura County, Calif., mental […]

A controversial new study suggests that requiring outpatient treatment for certain people with severe mental illness can result in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient […]

There is a known way of saving patients from being a danger to themselves and others.

By D. J. Jaffe

 Two new studies should lead to a radical change in how we treat some persons with serious mental […]

The day before his 22nd birthday, Garrett Smith had had enough. The college student swallowed a handful of sleeping pills and hanged himself in his closet, ending a long struggle with depression and forcing […]

Analysis of the 2016-2017 Executive Budget: Proposals that Impact People with Disabilities. January 25, 2016 … Statement of the Center for Disability Rights on Angels in Your Home Breach of Records. October […]

News. Center for Disability Rights to Assist Any Individual Impacted by Home Care Information Breach and Calls Upon Local Legal Community to Support This Effort. October 20, 2015. Statement of the Center for […]

On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where he then proceeded to massacre 20 children and six adult staff members before taking his own life. Before he even went […]

It’s always encouraging to see the conversation about mental health in this country moving forward in a positive direction.On June 3, President Obama used his bully pulpit to do just that by convening a National […]

This is the best video I have ever seen on Social Anxiety Disorder. If you have friends or family members who have trouble understanding what is feels like to be under the spotlight, and unable to be around […]

News10ABC – News10.Net March 27, 2013. C. Johnson. An Iraq veteran who made it home OK but suffered for years afterward from his war experiences credits a service dog with saving him. “I was helpless, emo […]

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I hope people and organizations can work this month to let people know about mental health and mental illness.

A new “alternative model” included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lines up well with the current approach to […]

This week, in honor of Children's/Young People's Mental Health Awareness Week, Hear Me Out will feature two guest bloggers sharing their personal experiences of living with mental illness. These two young […]

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A mathematical window into schizophrenia – The Munich Eye

Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we […]

The most interesting finding related to the types of health care services used by those in the ADM cohort. The ADM cohort was more likely to incur claims related to mental health, substance abuse, and […]