mental illness

"Something is unleashed with him lately," Maggie Haberman, New York Times reporter said.

Years of hospital records tell a story of enduring, possibly inherited trauma.

A contested new study used artificial brains to examine schizophrenia.

The reality about the role of people with serious mental illness in gun violence is being obscured or ignored by all sides in the ideological debates over gun control.

There are some holes in the conversation about mental health and its connection to mass violence.

Sufferers of the crippling mental disorder may take solace in at least having some causative genes identified.

With painkillers, Mike Stevens could care for his kids and run his farm; now he can barely dress himself.

About half of severely mentally ill people have a drug problem, and vice versa, but federal policies don't address that.

The president's comments strike a nerve in the fraught discussion of mental illness in mass shootings.

As a former club bouncer and chemical engineer, the pope's past is a frequent source of surprises.

As neo-Nazis rally, psychiatrists return to the decades-old question of whether violent white supremacy is a personality disorder.

Can words kill? And who else might find the criminal justice system bearing down on them now because of words less morally bankrupt than Michelle Carter's?

Much of the risk of mental health problems stems from the lack of community cohesion in urban areas and the extent of societal disorder.

"Their story isn't over," reads a tweet announcing that the controversial series will be back with a second season.

A new study found that teenagers use words like "down" or "sad" when they're feeling low. But adults shouldn't write these off as teen angst.

Lopez-Sanchez's mental illness is the cause of the tragedy, not his immigration status.

Previous assessments of happiness and unhappiness didn't examine mental health.

There is such a thing as being "too nice for your own good," apparently.

A slew of former ministers and NHS executives wrote an open letter to the U.K. government.

One in eight people hear voices in their head at least once in their life.

The "outrageous" verdict has cleared the way for the execution of a mentally-ill man.

Researchers are working on developing tests that detect the physical signs of mental illness, potentially revolutionizing assessments.

Attorneys for Adam Ward, convicted of killing a city worker in 2005, claim he suffers from delusions, bipolar disorder and paranoia.

Improving mental health care is a distinct issue from decreasing gun violence, the authors write.

It's not as crazy as it sounds.

People with mood disorders and substance abuse problems are more likely to develop common chronic physical problems as well.

Dior Vargas wants to break a "cycle of silence" with her People of Color and Mental Illness Photo Project.

Violent behavior may be a better predictor than mental illness of Umqua-style shootings.

Psilocybin, LSD and other chemicals should be extensively studied, scientists say.

A video game that could replace drugs for mental illness will have to wait years before the FDA approves it.