From Aeon: "Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on? In modern science, ...

Convincing a jealous partner that they have a mental illness sounds like gaslighting, but to JAMA Psychiatry, it's science.

This week Mad in America examines three studies around art therapy and art-based interventions for mental health issues. Two studies reported on the lived Studies find art-based interventions can be ...

The public narrative on ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence is infused with scientism—faith-based claims masquerading as scientific ones.

Although there are compassion-based alternatives, they often rely on community or private funding to sustain themselves. In addition, in my experience, many providers seem to be unaware of these ...

It’s only okay to talk about mental health/mental illness if you’re actively in recovery. Otherwise you’re seen as just ...

Editor’s note: This story discusses self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide methods. Part 1 of this series can be found here. “Hi, honey!” My mother’s voice blasted cheerily over the car speaker. “Hi ...

Mental health "epidemics" dominate public discourse, with increasing rates of diagnoses of anxiety, depression, autism, bipolar disorder and ADHD, to name a few examples. At the same time, the Western ...

People with mental health diagnoses are often the victims of violence and abuse, both within and beyond mental healthcare systems. Media reports of sexual A new study finds survivors of sexual and ...