Eileen Mills thought the nighttime theatrics from her husband were amusing, until he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Controversy arises over housing for homeless people in LA. Restaurant chains focus on mental health, and more.
Michael Johnson, who suffered from bipolar disorder, spent 11 years in prison. He was held in solitary confinement for three years and almost lost his will to live. His daughter may have saved him.
He took his case, arguing that extended solitary confinement was cruel and unusual, all the way to the Supreme Court – and lost. Today he's out of prison working to rebuild his life.
Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis is sparking discussions on how to tell children about a serious illness. Crocheting through grief. Childcare and background checks. And more.
Texas libraries help connect their patrons to mental health support. Clinicians put AI to work in residential treatment facilities. And despite pushback from police organizations, medical associations and lawmakers are moving to eliminate “excited delirium” as a diagnosis.
California has more homeless veterans living on the street than any other state – an estimated 7,400. Dennis Johnson was once one of them. Today, he works to help his fellow vets get into housing – and get the help they need.
Private equity-backed clinic chains are lobbying Congress to preserve methadone clinics' exclusive right to dispense methadone. Also, the country's in a COVID-related funk, a quarter of U.S. kids have a mental health condition, and more.
A young, high-achieving mom wonders what happened to her once doting and attentive husband.
Ibogaine helped traumatized Navy SEALs in a study and advocates want to step up the research – but others question its safety. And peer support specialists are trying to fill the mental health services gap.
A popular new book from therapist and podcaster Joy Harden Bradford, who works to provide healing to Black women and girls. Plus, easy access – and the risk of overspending – can make on-line shopping highly stressful.
Better tools are needed to describe the never-ending trauma experienced by Gazans that Western measures label simply PTSD, a Palestinian-American professor says.
Some parents of children with severe autism say only ECT can relieve the horrific symptoms of catatonia that causes them to hit and harm themselves, sometimes hundreds of times a month. These are their stories.
Today, a story that highlights the mental distress suffered by Muslims living in Metro Detroit. And studies reveal links between domestic violence and traumatic brain injury.
As the Israel-Gaza conflict stretches into its sixth month, anti-Muslim sentiment has hit a fever pitch, say community leaders in Dearborn, near Detroit, home to the largest concentration of Arabic-speaking and Muslim people in the country. The war has further inflamed the trauma, anxiety and depression that many in Dearborn have carried with them since 9/11.
A report shows a sharp rise in suicides by female veterans, and inadequate VA services to prevent them. A new study in twins shows the impact of trauma in childhood while controlling for genetic factors.
Why has the U.S. failed to embrace two addiction treatment medications that have shown they can save lives? STAT took a look. And a photo essay spotlights elders from across the globe and shares the wisdom and peace they’ve acquired over 72 years.
Mild cognitive decline may be a precursor to dementia, but you can take steps to stop or delay its progress. Psychologists work with Hollywood and indies to dispel myths about mental illness. And more.
A survey of global mental health finds that people everywhere are still stuck at pandemic-level lows – and young people are faring worst. And a look at the “psychological torment” that would accompany any mission to Mars.
Republican Marie Waldron and Democrat Scott Wiener may seem to have little in common. But they have formed an unlikely partnership on an unusual issue: legalizing psychedelic drugs to treat mental illness.
Proposition 1, a March ballot measure in California, is the latest state proposal that aims to make major changes in mental health policy. Here's a look at some of the others over the past 75 years.
Proposition 1, a March ballot measure in California, promises to build 4,350 supportive housing units for homeless people with chronic mental illness. Can it succeed where previous measures fell short?
A look at the global push to end solitary confinement – a practice that is distressingly common in U.S. jails and prisons and can severely damage the mental health of incarcerated people.
Youth of color say negative stereotypes in the media threaten their self-worth and safety. Plus, Ask Barbara's column, teens and lifesaving buprenorphine, and more.
A mother worries her preteen daughter may be headed for an eating disorder.
More companies are offering employees a new benefit: onsite therapy. A Louisville program is making mental health care more accessible to the hearing-impaired.
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