Category Archives: Mental Illness

Podcast: Mental Illness and Parenting – ProPublica

When is a mere diagnosis of mental illness enough to sever a parent's ties to her child? And how much effort must child welfare officials legally exert before they do so? Seth Freed Wessler joins Assistant Managing Editor Eric …

Military Funds Brain-Computer Interfaces to Control Feelings

A $70 million program will try to develop brain implants able to regulate emotions in the mentally ill. … you have PTSD, let's do surgery,' ” says Dougherty. β€œIt's going to be for people who don't respond to the other treatments.” …

Obama orders better mental health care for vets | Army Times

Types of Personality Disorders: Cluster A, B & C – Suite

There are ten clinically recognized personality disorders, each characterized by socially abnormal feelings and behaviors that can create a life of instability.

Understanding the basic biology of bipolar disorder | UCLA