Nearly one in eight people in the world lives with a mental disorder, and one person dies by suicide every 43 seconds.

Global mental health has eroded. A study published this Thursday in the journal The Lancet estimates that about 1.2 billion people — 14% of the planet — suffer from mental health problems. That is, in ...

Credit: Getty Images. Health care workers biases, unconscious or conscious, can influence clinical judgement and affect the decision-making process—particularly in emergency departments. Although ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a blueprint that the U.S. can use to expand evidence-based interventions to prevent mental, ...

A new study found that mental health disorders now affect more than a billion people worldwide. Anxiety and depression are ...

I first met Glenn Saxe at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City through an introduction from a senior mentor. From our first conversation, I recognized him as a rare genius—someone who has applied his ...

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 ...

A new study led by Murdoch University has found that children of parents with severe mental illness are more likely to experience cognitive difficulties. The study, "Cognitive performance in offspring ...