It is a common belief that mental illness runs in families. While it is true that heredity plays a role, in reality, the vast ...

A massive Danish study shows that most mental illnesses—like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression—occur in people with no close family history of the condition.

A military veteran, Travis Decker, is wanted for allegedly killing his three young daughters outside Wenatchee, raising ...

As the American Psychiatric Association begins planning for the next version of DSM, the field faces a critical decision ...

You are not one self, but many. Psychology and neuroscience now agree that our identity is made of parts, shaped by brain ...

The singer and songwriter first emerged as an indie-rock bandleader from Western North Carolina. With a newfound clarity, she is re-emerging as a California pop artist.

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The early days included strange devices, diagnoses in a system where the Utah State Hospital was the only treatment option ...

There is a quiet kind of power in being understood, not through long conversations or clinical diagnoses, but through ...

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