Leach speaks about the shift of public perception when it comes to mental illness, though he still believes it to be heavily stigmatized. He brings up the death of Robin Williams, which began a worldwide […]

Researchers reported negative results from the first repeated-dose study of a dopamine-1 receptor (D1R) agonist for treating cognitive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.Based on earlier preclinical […]

Oxytocin — “the love hormone” — may enhance compassion of people suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new study. Compassion is pro-social motivation to help others […]

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Oxytocin — “the love hormone” — may enhance the capacity for compassion in people suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study conducted at the University of Haif […]

When mental health clinicians work together to achieve desired treatment outcomes, everybody wins. Here are some of the hallmarks of collaborative care.

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Alexia had been in-and-out of intensive psychiatric therapy for nearly two decades by the time we met. She suffered from bipolar disorder, which meant that she cycled between explosions of boundless energy and […]

Dealing with mental illness in marriage is confusing and exhausting and scary. One woman's story–and a plea to seek out help.

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A spare inpatient mental health bed? Rare enough to bag you 1000 points.

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President Jacob Zuma is on Thursday expected to open the Disability Rights Summit at Saint Georges Hotel, in Centurion, The summit will be hosted by the.

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SPOKANE – Police say the suspect in the Idaho pastor shooting has a history of mental illness. On Wednesday, KHQ spoke with a therapist about some of the warning signs of a mental health crisis.

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I've written in this space before about the Facebook page of Kenyon police chief Lee Sjolander, whose writing reveals him as a philosopher, a healer, and counselor as well as being a cop.

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The Isanti County community gathered together March 2 to discuss mental illness and ways to prevent suicide at the Let's Talk About It forum. Dr. Dan Reidenberg, executive director of the Suicide Awareness […]

I was suffering from postpartum depression and my baby was not sleeping.

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Negative stereotypes deeply affect those with mental health conditions and may even discourage them from getting proper medical treatment. And now research suggests this stigma even creates an unconscious bias […]

This score looks at physician density, dentist density, percent insured, median household income, number of mental health care shortage areas and whether or not there is a medicare-registered hospital in the […]

This score looks at physician density, dentist density, percent insured, median household income, number of mental health care shortage areas and whether or not there is a medicare-registered hospital in the […]

Overall, the researchers found that yoga holds potential promise for helping improve anxiety, depression, PTSD and/or the psychological consequences of trauma at least in the short term. The study, published […]

Bipolar disorder, which affects nearly eight million Americans, takes a toll not only on patients, but also on their families and communities. In the new study, the researchers focused on a gene known as […]

Community mental health clinics, where most specialty mental health treatment is delivered, have been relying more on independent contractors to treat patients, largely for budgetary reasons. Many of these […]