When it comes to serious mental illness, family caregivers are crucial partners. But often, they must fend for themselves. A ...

On January 10, 2001, Scott Harlan Thorpe went on a shooting spree in the small mountain towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City, California. Thorpe shot a total of five people, killing three. Two people ...

Psychedelics are often associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, embraced by hippies as a way to "turn on, tune in, drop out". Today, however, researchers believe that, used carefully, ...

A new UW Medicine program helps train primary care providers like doctors and nurse practitioners to help with patients' ...

Struggling with a substance use disorder is never easy, and is even more difficult to overcome without substantial help from others. One reason substance use can be so challenging is that many people ...

For those in the grips of serious mental illness, recovery can feel like an unscalable mountain. There’s the struggle to deal with the symptoms — trying different therapists and medications — and then ...

FIVE. MENTAL ILLNESS IS JUST THAT. IT’S AN ILLNESS. IT’S NOT A MORAL FAILURE OR A CHARACTER FLAW, WHICH A LOT OF TIMES IT’S TREATED AS GETTING THE RIGHT CARE FOR. MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS CAN BE A ...

Tiebreakers and battles for divisional seeding make for a tumultuous final week of the regular season ...

A controversial type of involuntary mental health treatment will be available Jan. 1 as Allegheny County seeks alternative to ...