And for those with mental illness, there are additional considerations that can make the choice feel especially fraught. The ...

Mental health, mental illness, and mental performance are distinct concepts that impact the way we think, feel, and behave. They may be correlated to each other, but not always. Understanding and ...

Mental health is sometimes understood as merely the absence of mental illness and sometimes more expansively as inclusive of a broader and more complete mental well-being. We present conceptual, ...

Highly publicized acts of violence routinely spark reactions that place blame on the perpetrator’s presumed mental illness. Despite solid evidence that people with mental illness are unlikely to be ...

One of the main developments in the field of psychology over the past 30 years has been the emergence of Positive Psychology, defined by one of its founders as “the scientific study of what makes life ...

Social media has played an instrumental role in chronic illness awareness and advocacy. Here's how people are using these platforms for the better good. Nasha Addarich Martínez Managing Editor Nasha ...

Yesterday, the Common Health Coalition issued a major report that “analyzes how cuts to public health infrastructure will ripple through the U.S. health care system – leading to sicker patients, ...

To understand how individuals (self-)manage obesity, insight is needed into how patients perceive their condition and how this perception translates into health outcomes (e.g., health-related quality ...

If you’re thinking about going to therapy for your mental health, you may be wondering if insurance will cover the cost. While there are federal and state laws made to help you get accessible mental ...

Steven Leifman, a judge and finance chair of the Homeless Trust, has been on a quest to help address a societal problem he ...