mental illness

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 examined 6,000 Israeli patients' siblings who were diagnosed and hospitalized with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or depression.

More research needed to understand the possible relationship between attention deficit disorder and youth suicide.

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.

We know that marijuana use by people with established psychotic disorders can exacerbate symptoms.

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.

In the 18th century, the mentally impaired were spared the death penalty. Why not now?

Singer Yungchen Lhamo, who escaped Tibet on foot, is now helping mentally ill patients in the U.S. escape.

New research suggests careful use may aid the mentally ill.

Our correspondent went along to the sixth annual Hearing Voices Congress to meet the people talking back.

The people who talk back to the voices inside their heads want you to stop calling them crazy.

A $130 million, four-year plan will attempt to better improve processing and treatment of mentally ill individuals in the criminal justice system.