A 29-year-old Belize City resident has been remanded to prison after a Senior Magistrate ordered a psychiatric evaluation due to his unusual behavior in court.

We must reach beyond the medical model to understand the relationship between pain and suffering in a new way.

To outsiders, the then-called South Carolina Lunatic Asylum in the 1800s was an idyllic, tranquil place to live, with garden ...

Genetic risk in mental illness is not equal, with some disorders highly distinct and others sharing broad inherited vulnerability.

Readers respond to “I Grew Up Unvaccinated. I’m Lucky I Didn’t Get Sick,” a guest essay by Dr. Elisabeth Marnik. Also: A ...

The country’s experiment with psychedelic medicine has led to positive outcomes, psychiatrists say, but also highlights the ...

A psychiatrist at Stanford, Kenneth Colby, is trying to program a computer to do therapy; he calls it “the mad doctor.” Conditioning by an electric shock was recently done in England to cure an ...

As U.S. policies increasingly promote involuntary psychiatric commitment for homeless populations following a July 2025 ...

A little-known state law could lead to treatment for people who slip through the cracks, but San Diego County won’t use it.

The Health Service Executive has asked the High Court to decide that an advanced healthcare directive made by a woman with a ...

Notch never followed up his miracle creation. Neither did Tetris’ Alexey Pajitnov. How come only one of them could live with ...

Tucked away in Salem, the OSH Museum of Mental Health occupies a stunning historic building that holds stories most people ...