Called assisted outpatient treatment (AOT), it’s a law that no other Pennsylvania county has been able to successfully ...

Social media is full of misinformation about mental health. Creators try to combat misconceptions — but is that enough to stop the spread of misinformation?

The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic ...

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms.

Psychiatric disorders increase risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Recent research provides evidence that medical illnesses increase such risks as well.

A 6-month fully remote weight-loss program tailored to veterans with serious mental illness yielded numerically greater ...

The study, published last week in The Lancet Psychiatry, analyzed answers that participants provided between 2001 and 2022 in response to a World Health Organization survey designed to assess the ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is organizing workshops to help people with mental ...

Detecting a child’s mental disorder can be difficult because many of the behaviors can also occur as part of normal development. As a result, some parents are hesitant to seek help. To help you ...