Soon afterwards – with physical problems ruled out – she was diagnosed with postnatal depression and anxiety. It was both a relief and a surprise. “I wasn't down or sad. I was hyperactive, constantly buzzi […]

As a person with bipolar disorder I fight my illness daily. There were a some good days mixed in with the bad, sad and humiliating ones. These are the days I experienced the low points of my life with bipolar […]

“Walking Man” recounts father and son, Mark and Eric Norwine and their 200 mile walk across Missouri to raise mental health awareness after three students committed suicide at a high school in St. Clair, Mis […]

Social factors, environmental triggers, and increased stress in modern life all influence mental health, including the onset of depression. With healthcare expenditures approaching $3 trillion, our disorders […]

Mothers of those with mental illness share a special burden that they rest of us can only begin to imagine. They have raised and loved a person, but that person seems to have disappeared. In her book, Cutting […]

If you think there might be something wrong with homosexuality, you most likely have a mental disorder, according to a recent study by a team of Italian researchers. Discussing the study, lead researcher […]

If you think there might be something wrong with homosexuality, you most likely have a mental disorder, according to a recent study by a team of Italian researchers. Discussing the study, lead researcher […]

The psychiatrists have found they can talk direct to the voices in their patents' heads. The voices have access to the patient's memory, including languages, and use it to bring up negative thoughts, even […]

There was a review of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in this week's New England Journal of Medicine by Stein and Sareen (1). I just did a bit of a critical review of the concept here and thought I would […]

According to WebMD (n.d.), social anxiety disorder, or social phobia, is where “a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations.” With individuals who have social anxiety disorder, the […]

In most cases, SAD is just a seasonal component of clinical depression or bipolar disorder, according to Michelle Riba, a professor of psychiatry and the associate director of the University of Michigan […]

The three personality disorders described in this article go a long way towards explaining some of the reason why Barack Obama has been the horrendous President he has. Of course if this psychological analysis […]

Deciding when to share your posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, and with whom, can be difficult to do. Even though talking about it, and seeking support from others, is an important step toward […]

Her family has a history of suffering from both alcoholism and mental illness. Seven of her family members, including her sister, fashion model and actress Margaux Hemingway and her grandfather, famed novelist […]

There's a special program that is helping veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) heal in a way no other therapy does – by introducing them to wolves. Called Warriors and Wolves, the p […]

Bipolar disorder – formerly known as manic depression – is a chronic, recurrent mental illness characterised by extreme swings in mood. The condition is thought to affect at least one in every 100 adults wor […]

It has long been known that psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, have been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. In a new study published online in The FASEB Journal, a UMass Medical […]

Héctor Colón, director of the Department of Health and Human Services, leads Milwaukee County's efforts to improve a fragmented, complex mental healthcare system. Photo by Matthew Wisla. For many central c […]

It has long been known that psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, have been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. In a new study published online in The FASEB Journal, a UMass Medical […]

People who live in poorer areas in England are more likely to need mental healthcare but are less likely to access support and to recover from their symptoms following treatment, according to researchers at […]