Mental Health

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen goes straight for the gut with three surprising mind-gut connections

The recent tragedies of Kate Spade’s and Anthony Bourdain’s suicides raised awareness of suicide as a mental health issue, but also generated a lot of misinformation

We must do more to help

A 1-degree Celsius rise corresponded to a 1.4 percent increase in suicides

Psychedelics have psychological and spiritual benefits, as a new best seller claims, but they’re far from a panacea

As a family member, encouraging a loved one to seek mental health treatment is one of the thinnest tightropes we can walk

A distinct set of genes may underlie several psychiatric conditions

Famed Goldwater Rule adopted by the American Psychiatric Association is said to deprive the public of expert analysis about the mental health of elected leaders 

Schizophrenia shares some genetic variants with several psychiatric conditions—and similar overlaps are seen for personality traits and migraines in a massive study

Medical professionals say the causes, predictors are too complex

Whatever you call it—self-doubt, insecurity, inadequacy—it’s a universal phenomenon. 

Genes and pregnancy problems combine to increase significantly the likelihood of developing schizophrenia