Mental Health News

What's known as emergency room boarding of psychiatric patients has risen between 200% and 400% monthly in Massachusetts during the pandemic — and the problem is widespread. The CDC says emergency room visits after suicide attempts among teen girls were up 51% earlier this year as compared with 2019.

Jamie Spears provided no timetable for when he was end his role as his daughter's conservator in court documents.

The announcement comes just days after a group of doctors wrote AMA leadership criticizing a racial equity and justice plan the AMA released last month.

Police officers’ mental well-being tanked after the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and the massive nationwide protests that followed. There’s a broad sense that the public has turned against them.

Researchers find studies that can't be verified and may be untrue are much more likely to be cited in the media because they're often more interesting.

Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, talks about emotional support animals on airplanes.

Throughout May and June, this batch of red-eyed creatures -- deemed “Brood X” -- will emerge by the billions after 17 years underground.

Current models used to predict suicide risk fall short for certain populations including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), new research shows.

Survey participants had also witnessed community violence an average of more than 10 times during their lifetimes.

Psychiatrist Lorenzo Norris, MD, reflects on the guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd and whether this may finally signal the beginning of the end of systemic racism in America.

Researchers found that, on average, Black Americans reported an increase in "poor mental health days" during weeks where more than one deadly racial incident was in the news.

Ted W. Grace, MD, a doctor implicated in the Ohio State University sex abuse scandal dating back decades, has surrendered his license to practice medicine and surgery in the state of Ohio.

Universities have agreed to pay more than $1.6 billion to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of doctors and coaches. It's a problem that needs answers, experts say.

New research warn over half of high-risk children in the U.S. don't get health services critical to their mental, emotional and physical well-being.

Both men and women reported poorer physical and mental health than the norm for the general population. That was particularly true if their divorce was messy -- involving fights over kids, hostile communication or other conflicts.

Abusers can turn technology against victims to monitor, threaten, harass and hurt them, but there are resources and laws designed to help.

Using ZIP codes, researchers found 3.9% of rural areas have a mental health facility serving young people. That compares to 12.1% of metro areas and 15% of small-town ZIP codes.

Kerith was supposed to be a guide dog for the blind, but she “changed careers” when she was 14 months old. Now, her handler, Heidi Carman, says she’s a natural at supporting firefighters in need.

For generations, “the talk” has been a staple of African American life. Parents try to guide their children through the racism they may encounter as they go about their daily lives.

The devices deliver shocks through electrodes attached to the skin of patients, but there is evidence that they pose significant mental and physical risks to patients, including worsening of underlying symptoms, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain, burns and tissue damage, the FDA said.

Previous research has found that 50% of violent crime is associated with access to alcohol, the authors noted.

Children and teens in U.S. counties where 20% or more of the population lives below the federal poverty level were 37% more likely to die by suicide than those in counties with the lowest poverty concentration.

It's the 19th state and one of the most conservative to outlaw the practice that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, the Associated Press reported.

As legalization of recreational marijuana spreads across the United States, more people are showing up in ERs with psychotic symptoms after consuming too much pot.

Teenage boys are less likely to be abusive or sexually violent in a relationship after they've taken part in Coaching Boys Into Men, a prevention program delivered by athletic coaches as part of sports training, according to research results.