Mental Health

After nearly a century of effort, psychiatry's best diagnoses leave much to be desired

How does our outlook on life, the world, and the future affect our health and well-being?

Psychological interventions can stave off about 50 percent of new episodes in people at high risk

It may not be what you think

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American

I learned during my last year of medical training—the most difficult year of my life—that “going it alone” did not make me stronger

The evidence says it can go either way.

The care of people with dementia poses an agonizing philosophical dilemma

The Nazi regime urged German mothers to ignore their toddlers’ emotional needs—the better to raise hardened soldiers and followers. Attachment researchers say that the harmful effects of that teaching may be affecting later generations

So-called "relaxation music" is only about as effective as a soothing Chopin piece at lulling listeners into a relaxed state. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen talks with psychologist Dr. Joseph Burgo about the often-misunderstood experience of shame