psychiatry

Portugal's Eusebio, left, and England's Nobby Stiles have a heading duel for the ball during their World Cup semi-final match at Wembley, London, July 26, 1966.
Sports
Former UK football players risk developing dementia at high rates, new study says
For one of their projects, children were asked to draw two worlds: the reality they live in today and an imaginary world they would like for themselves, and then connect the two with a bridge.
Refugees
A mental health crisis on Lesbos is worsening 
Demonstrators hold a sign reading "Defund the police" during a protest over the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, September 6, 2020.
Health & Medicine
Stockholm’s mental health ambulance could help the US rethink policing
Women wearing masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) ride a subway train in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2015.
COVID-19
Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health amid COVID-19
A family of men sit on a porch and cry with their heads down.
Health & Medicine
In Nigeria, Twitter therapists and ‘tuk-tuk’ counselors make up for a gap in mental health care
Children hold up signs protesting climate change.
Environment
How climate change is affecting mental health
Health & Medicine
Global mental health issues woefully overlooked
Sebastian Junger, director of the Oscar-nominated war documentary "Restrepo."
Health
Sebastian Junger on PTSD: ‘It’s coming home that’s actually the trauma’
"Deepali," who lives in Delhi with her parents, was twice committed to a mental institution against her will, even though her doctor said she didn't need that kind of treatment.
Health
One woman in India battles the label, and stigma, of mental illness
Conflict & Justice
In Arizona’s wake, gun control for the mentally ill?
Arts, Culture & Media
Carrie Fisher on sobriety
Environment
New study links ADHD to pesticide exposure
Afghanistan, early spring 2003. At a Special Forces camp near the Pakistan border.
Health & Medicine
Post traumatic stress can be hard to understand — for those going through it and those trying to treat them
Conflict & Justice
Why One Iraq Veteran Supports Limited US Military Intervention in Syria
Pollutants Implicated in ADHD
A Psychiatrist’s Encounters with the Mind in Crisis
The Lingering Stress of War for Military Families
Two Veterans Separated by 30 Years Come to Terms With PTSD
The Collective Experience of PTSD
A Father’s Account Of His Late Son’s Battle With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Global Politics
Some soldiers confront reality where PTSD is part of their identity
Health & Medicine
A.D.H.D. an under- (and over-) diagnosed problem
Health & Medicine
Military uses war simulations to help prevent PTSD in soldiers
Environment
New research links ADHD diagnosis with childhood mercury, lead exposure
Global Politics
Former judge says courts likely to face influx of cases connected to P.T.S.D.
Health & Medicine
A new name for PTSD could reduce stigma among veterans
Health & Medicine
New book tells story of ‘medication generation’ — 20-something with years on prescription drugs
Health & Medicine
Rate of autism diagnoses rises dramatically, cause unknown
Health & Medicine
Doctor suggests social media may be cause of a viral twitching disorder
Mental health officials try to help Middle Eastern refugees with PTSD
Health & Medicine
Big pharma’s role in mental illness
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Wretches and Jabberers’
Health & Medicine
Changing the way the world goes mad
Health & Medicine
Nature in psychotherapy
Health & Medicine
Female veterans struggle with VA medical care
Arts, Culture & Media
Asperger’s syndrome and a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic
Health & Medicine
Mental disorders reclassified
Health & Medicine
Study links environmental factors to autism
Health & Medicine
Autism facts and fiction
Health & Medicine
Sierra Leone mental health
Health & Medicine
Spain tackles eating disorders
Environment
Creativity and madness
Caregiver Resources
Maternal Antibodies May Be Closely Connected to Autism
Conflict & Justice
Why PTSD Sufferers Dread July 4th Fireworks
PRI’s The World: July 4th Edition
Defining Normal After a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
The DSM and Mental Health in America
Temple Grandin on ‘The Autistic Brain’
ADHD or Sleep Deprivation?
Should Criminals Who Are Still Dangerous Be Kept Locked Up?
Mother of Child with Asperger’s: ‘Autism Is Not an Explanatory Factor in [Adam Lanza’s] Actions’
Science Note: Monkey Mind Control
The Power of War Letters
Addicted to the Internet? That May Soon Be a Psychological Disorder
Arts, Culture & Media
Iraq War Veterans Survived Aurora Massacre, Address Gun Violence Issues
Can Bereavement Be a Mental Illness?
A Sign of the Times: Underearners Anonymous
PTSD: Will Changing the Name Lead to Less Stigma?
Suicidal Veterans Struggle to Get Help