Objectives To investigate the occurrence of depression and mental health disorders other than depression among Brazilian people with intellectual disabilities, analysing data from a national household ...

The number of incarcerated individuals in the United States’ jails and prisons with psychiatric disorders has been steadily increasing since the mid-1950s, with the upsurge stemming mostly from the ...

Last month, a homeless man with a history of serious mental illness killed a woman on a Charlotte train. The murder, shown on video, spurred calls from some for a tougher approach to dealing with the ...

Contemporary fitness culture often equates suffering with transformation, pushing the idea that struggle itself is virtuous. From social media mantras to heroic gym metaphors, the focus is placed more ...

Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story. After years of struggles, 16-year-old Johnathan attempted suicide in February.

The Southport murderer was discharged from mental health services six days before he killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, an inquiry was told. Axel Rudakubana, who carried out the ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) in July urging local governments to clear homeless individuals from public areas, increase the use of involuntary commitment for psychiatric ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are calling for an end to school-based mental health screening and therapy. Instead, they argue in a Washington Post op-ed ...

For pregnant women, ultrasounds are an informative (and sometimes necessary) procedure. They typically produce two-dimensional black-and-white scans of fetuses that can reveal key insights, including ...

Mental health experts are warning about the psychological toll of consuming graphic, violent content, citing the video of Charlie Kirk's assassination shared on social media. Therapists say young ...

Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) has decided to end her comeback bid for her old House seat, citing stigmatization of mental health struggles she has faced. Caraveo, who represented Colorado’s 8th ...

At Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for JPS Health Network’s Psychiatric Emergency Center, District 9 council member Elizabeth Beck asked people to close their eyes and raise their hands if they or ...