Stories tagged "mentalhealthanddisorders"

Theoretically, anyone can become an addict. But it is more likely the fate of some, including truant young men, the children of addicts and those with depression.

Have reality television and the Internet pushed people over the line?

Beyond the debate about what to do with the elephant lies a larger struggle between zoos and animal rights groups who would rather see a world without elephant exhibits.

A new program in Goa, India, trains laypeople to identify and treat depression and anxiety and send them to community health clinics.

Is suicide the deadly result of a deep psychological condition — or a fleeting impulse brought on by opportunity?

Mindfulness meditation has become perhaps the most popular new psychotherapy technique of the past decade.

A mentally ill defendant who is nonetheless competent to stand trial is not necessarily competent to dispense with a lawyer and represent himself, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

Increasing numbers of children are being treated for psychiatric problems, but naming those problems remains more an art than a science.

Other cities would do well to learn from Buffalo’s experiment with a specialized court, which gives veterans a chance to rebuild their lives.

Mindfulness meditation has become perhaps the most popular new psychotherapy technique of the past decade.