mental health

A study has found that the psychedelic drug MDMA, combined with talk therapy, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Alzheimer’s Association created a list of early signs of the disease or other types of dementia. In the United States, the disease disproportionately affects Hispanic patients.

The Associated Press has found that 14 of the 20 most populous U.S. cities are experimenting with removing police from some nonviolent 911 calls and sending behavioral health clinicians.

Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw. Under the agreement, Yale will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence, including streamlining the reinstatement process for students who return to campus. The...

This week marks 50 years since a failed bank robbery that gave rise to Stockholm syndrome, a term used to describe the bond that victims of kidnappings or hostage situations sometimes develop with their captors.

A New Zealand jury has found a mother guilty of murdering her three young daughters after rejecting her defense that she was so mentally ill at the time she couldn’t be held responsible.

The largest jump was seen in older adults.

About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to government statistics.

Very few of us are able to quickly adapt to stressful situations. Harvard psychologist Dr. Courtney Warren shares the powerful phrases that the most emotionally resilient people say every day.

When Tiffany Turner-Moon’s 13-year-old daughter asks to take a mental health day off from school, she lets her.

Nonprofit that connects veterans suffering from PTSD with supervised psychedelic programs, is sponsoring a bill to decriminalize the use of certain hallucinogenic substances

Heroic Hearts Project, a nonprofit that connects veterans suffering from PTSD with safe and supervised psychedelic programs, is sponsoring a bill to decriminalize psychedelics

President Joe Biden’s administration is announcing new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments.

Sophia Smith and Katie Meyer were teammates and close friends at Stanford University.

“Growing up in African communities, it’s not something that you talk about,” the soccer player from California said.

California Live’s Danielle Nottingham sits down for a roundtable discussion with the people making a difference and helping others overcome & cope with mental illness at the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) organization.

It’s not easy being one of the top players in the National Women’s Soccer League. Sophia Smith explains her favorite things to do to unplug.

The man accused of a violent outburst on a Boston-bound flight this March in which he tried to open a plane door has been found not competent to stand trial by a federal judge following a competency hearing. Francisco Severo Torres was charged with interfering with flight operations using a dangerous weapon for allegedly trying to open an emergency exit…

Danish firm Novo Nordisk says “patient safety is a top priority” following reports.

Lene Vindenes is a social media manager in Norway and has a “clear routine” of how she prepares to go on vacations for weeks at a time.