Happy New Year to all my esteemed readers, community members, visitors and guests. My apologies for the hiatus in articles over the past several weeks, which was due to the holiday season and various ...

Mental health is an essential aspect of overall well-being, yet it often remains shrouded in stigma and silence. Many families hesitate to discuss their mental health history, but doing so is crucial ...

The first modern psychiatrist Phillipe Pinel supervised the removal of chains from the mentally ill at the Paris Bicetre and Salpetriere hospitals at the end of the 18th century. He improved living ...

Recent acute care for mental health and suicidal ideation are strong predictors of nonfatal suicide events within 180 days of emergency discharge.

A new review of 26 studies including more than 100,800 women found the risk of developing postpartum depression is nearly double when individuals’ families have a history of psychiatric disorders.

It seems fitting that this history of mental health ends with Oregon’s attempt to grapple with the needs of children and ...

The holidays present an ideal time to discuss any physical or mental health issues that run in your family. Just as physical conditions such as heart disease and cancer can be hereditary, so can some ...

For decades, the health care system has operated under the cruel irony that the people dedicated to healing others were being punished for seeking healing themselves. Doctors, nurses, and health care ...

Someone coming to a psychologist or a psychiatrist for treatment can readily be assigned to one diagnostic category or another on the basis of his/her symptoms; but that label does not say all there ...