Mental Health

The rise and fall of the Beach Boys leader shows how crucial the brain's executive function is to creativity

We need to approach the brain as a computational organ, one to be evaluated with measurements and calculations

Have you ever wondered if your coworker or estranged family member could possibly be suffering from a clinical personality disorder? Why are they so difficult to deal with? 

Biological markers could enable tailored therapies that target individual differences in symptoms

Flagging children early offers the possibility of more effective treatment

A long-standing code of ethics prohibits diagnosing public figures from afar

Fascinating study suggests treating “psychache”

Students may wait weeks for a basic consultation; sometimes even longer to see a psychiatrist 

Journalist Emily Esfahani Smith offers a guide for building a better approach to living

The deinstitutionalization of people with mental illness restored their rights, but caused plenty of problems as well

Scientific American executive editor Fred Guterl talks with Pres. Obama’s science advisor, John Holdren, about climate science, space travel, the issue of reproducibility in science, the brain initiative and more.

Pulitzer Prize–winning N.Y.U. historian David Oshinsky, director of the Division of Medical Humanities at the N.Y.U. Langone Medical Center, talks about his latest book, Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital.