Police said they've worked with partners to identify the 19 highest users of emergency services. Of those, 13 have now been housed. The service also offers more training for officers on how to relate to mental […]

“Veterans have PTSD issues and marijuana has been proven very effective,” said Lincoln Fish, CEO of OutCo Labs, San Diego County's only legal marijuana collective. He says many of his customers are vet […]

A daylong training program that teaches volunteers to recognize and respond to mental health crises will soon be offered to a quarter of a million New Yorkers, in a bid to make such training as common as that […]

“Challenger Deep” may be fiction, but it is written from the experiences that Shusterman had parenting Brendan as he went through many diagnoses for mental illness during his teen years. In his acceptance rem […]

25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The drug clozapine reduces symptoms in schizophrenia patients who don't benefit from other antipsychotic medications, a new study indicates. The finding, culled from an analysis of […]

Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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Previous drug abusers who end up in poor health and are looked upon as a succubus who drains the healthcare system of its resources. Occasionally however you find someone who just wants to get better. I […]

Plenty of media narratives touch on trauma and recovery nowadays, and PTSD has become a common trope. But in real life, everybody deals with trauma differently—and Marvel's new series Jessica Jones actually s […]

People with bipolar disorder have lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that cross the blood-brain barrier than people who do not, according to researchers from Penn State College of Medicine and the […]

“The Gaping Hole in the Prison Early Release Program: Mental Health Care”. The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy National Journal article which carries this subheadline: “Much has been made of […]

Schizophrenia has been considered an illness of disrupted brain connectivity since its earliest descriptions. Several studies have suggested brain white matter is affected not only in patients with […]

As today marks the start of UKDHM (UK Disability History Month from 22 November to 22 December), I sum up and reflect on my interview with Lorraine Gradwell, MBE. Known to many as a leading disability rights […]

Mental health courts sound like a great idea—just like the drug courts that inspired them. People with psychiatric disorders often have difficulty controlling their behavior; if you treat them effectively, y […]

One of the best ways to manage treatment for bipolar disorder is symptom awareness. Basically, if you know you are experiencing symptoms, you're better able and.

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Rob Astorino Offers Mental Health Services To “Insecure” Andrew Cuomo. This made my day: Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino—the 2014 Republican candidate for governor—today suggested Gov. Andrew … […]

Some of the Syrian refugees coming to Canada could be afflicted with mental health problems and will be offered psychological counselling to help them through their ordeal, says the federal health minister. […]

You may have heard that if you put on a happy face, you'll actually start to feel better. But did you know that the physical patterns of our body not only reflect how we're feeling inside but can actually […]

Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have created a map that shows how specific schizophrenia symptoms are linked to distinct brain circuits. The findings add to a growing body of […]

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder affecting about one in 100 people, is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, in large part because it manifests differently in different people. […]

The program, Accessibility for Mental Health Organizations (AMHO), also provides training and support for healthcare practitioners so they can facilitate visits for their own clients. Since 2010, more than […]