Does "Madness" Belong in Philosophy?

What if experiences of “madness” actually advance the pursuit of truth and knowledge?

What if experiences of “madness” actually advance the pursuit of truth and knowledge?

Can Racism Ever Be Treated With Antipsychotic Medication?

A new case report suggests the possibility that antipsychotic medications could in rare cases mitigate racial prejudice and other ideological beliefs.

A new case report suggests the possibility that antipsychotic medications could in rare cases mitigate racial prejudice and other ideological beliefs.

Final Rule Marks Victory for Mental Health Equality

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act of 2008 was meant to expand mental health coverage to match physical health coverage. Challenges remain.

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act of 2008 was meant to expand mental health coverage to match physical health coverage. Challenges remain.

Normal but Not Detectably Sane

Normal life can read as depression on screening tools. In a culture of medicating, it's critical to define mentally well.

Normal life can read as depression on screening tools. In a culture of medicating, it's critical to define mentally well.

When Mental Health Care Becomes Control

Recent news stories about mental health facilities and involuntary hospitalization echo debates from the past and require historical contextualization.

Recent news stories about mental health facilities and involuntary hospitalization echo debates from the past and require historical contextualization.

Could Weight Loss Drugs Be a Psychiatric Tool?

GLP-1 agonists may improve the disease course for a host of neurological and psychiatric disorders tied to inflammation, providing relief to millions of patients.

GLP-1 agonists may improve the disease course for a host of neurological and psychiatric disorders tied to inflammation, providing relief to millions of patients.

The Sunny Side of the Asylum

One of the most important mental health reformers of the asylum era, this woman helped extend Enlightenment thinking to mental health, yet you've probably never heard of her.

One of the most important mental health reformers of the asylum era, this woman helped extend Enlightenment thinking to mental health, yet you've probably never heard of her.

School Shooters: Recognizing Extreme Overvalued Beliefs

Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOBs) are a key warning behavior of school and mass shooters.

Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOBs) are a key warning behavior of school and mass shooters.

Psychosis, OCD, and Questions of Reality

What can OCD and psychosis teach us about the nature of reality?

What can OCD and psychosis teach us about the nature of reality?

Supply of Youth Psychiatric Hospital Beds Not Improving

Despite a surging youth mental health crisis, a new study finds that psychiatric hospital beds are in short supply for much of the country and not increasing in number.

Despite a surging youth mental health crisis, a new study finds that psychiatric hospital beds are in short supply for much of the country and not increasing in number.

Psychiatric Disorders and Cigarette Use

Cigarette use is common among persons with certain psychiatric disorders and should be addressed by mental health professionals.

Cigarette use is common among persons with certain psychiatric disorders and should be addressed by mental health professionals.

Could Your Depression Be Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar II disorder is an often-underrecognized source of depression.

Bipolar II disorder is an often-underrecognized source of depression.

Can a Ketogenic Diet Help People With Schizophrenia?

How does a ketogenic diet affect patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?

How does a ketogenic diet affect patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?

What Actually Are Emotions?

We are intimately familiar with them but defining them is harder than it seems. Understanding how emotions give rise to subjective feelings is key to understanding consciousness.

We are intimately familiar with them but defining them is harder than it seems. Understanding how emotions give rise to subjective feelings is key to understanding consciousness.

Do Folks Have People They Can Talk to in College?

What can peer support look like on a college campus?

What can peer support look like on a college campus?

TMS Outperforms Medication in Study of Treatment-Resistant Depression

A multicenter trial shows that transcranial magnetic stimulation is significantly more effective than successive medication trials for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

A multicenter trial shows that transcranial magnetic stimulation is significantly more effective than successive medication trials for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Technology and the Garden of Mental Healthcare

Technology is transforming mental healthcare into a more accessible, personalized, and stigma-free journey, with digital platforms, AI, VR, and wearables leading the way.

Technology is transforming mental healthcare into a more accessible, personalized, and stigma-free journey, with digital platforms, AI, VR, and wearables leading the way.

Avoiding Narrative Fallacy to Optimize Decision-Making

When we tell ourselves a false, but convenient, story based on insufficient data, we lead ourselves astray. Learning to recognize narrative fallacy is a necessary first step.

When we tell ourselves a false, but convenient, story based on insufficient data, we lead ourselves astray. Learning to recognize narrative fallacy is a necessary first step.

About Involuntary Commitment

A Personal Perspective: Whether or not to take away a person’s freedom and liberty through an involuntary hospitalization is a difficult question to consider.

A Personal Perspective: Whether or not to take away a person’s freedom and liberty through an involuntary hospitalization is a difficult question to consider.

Five Facts About Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

Diagnosis of schizophrenia in children under the age of 13 is exceptionally rare. Yet, it is not entirely unheard of. Here are five things that are known about this phenomenon.

Diagnosis of schizophrenia in children under the age of 13 is exceptionally rare. Yet, it is not entirely unheard of. Here are five things that are known about this phenomenon.

Benefits of Psychiatry for High-Performing Professionals

Discover how high-performing professionals excel with psychiatric support. Learn to manage stress, build resilience, and achieve peak performance in every aspect of life.

Discover how high-performing professionals excel with psychiatric support. Learn to manage stress, build resilience, and achieve peak performance in every aspect of life.

No Single Gene Is Responsible for Schizophrenia

Genetic research reveals schizophrenia to be a polygenic condition.

Genetic research reveals schizophrenia to be a polygenic condition.

Is CBG the Next CBD?

Individuals looking for an alternative to CBD and are burdened by feelings of stress or anxiety may find that CBG provides similar relief without significant side effects.

Individuals looking for an alternative to CBD and are burdened by feelings of stress or anxiety may find that CBG provides similar relief without significant side effects.

Psychiatric Diagnoses Don’t Explain ‘Why’—Only ‘How’

Why psychiatric diagnoses don’t explain anything.

Why psychiatric diagnoses don’t explain anything.

The Neurodivergent Brilliance of William Shakespeare

Personal Perspective: As a young girl, I became obsessed with Shakespeare's King Lear. Now I realize it taught me the truths of transformative madness and pernicious sanity.

Personal Perspective: As a young girl, I became obsessed with Shakespeare's King Lear. Now I realize it taught me the truths of transformative madness and pernicious sanity.

Could Accelerated TMS for Depression Become Standard?

Accelerated TMS offers hope for rapid relief of depression. New research identifies an easier-to-implement treatment alongside the need for ongoing research.

Accelerated TMS offers hope for rapid relief of depression. New research identifies an easier-to-implement treatment alongside the need for ongoing research.

5 Things Everyone Should Know About Psychiatric Hospitalization

What is it like to receive treatment in an inpatient mental health setting?

What is it like to receive treatment in an inpatient mental health setting?

10 Keys to Improving Inpatient Psychiatric Care

A former patient of an inpatient psychiatric facility describes a study of inpatient experiences that identified 10 areas in need of improvement.

A former patient of an inpatient psychiatric facility describes a study of inpatient experiences that identified 10 areas in need of improvement.

Mental Illness Isn't Just About Chemical Imbalances

Have you ever wondered why mental illnesses often can't be cured with medications alone? Psychosocial conflicts may be stronger influences than they're given credit for.

Have you ever wondered why mental illnesses often can't be cured with medications alone? Psychosocial conflicts may be stronger influences than they're given credit for.

Interactions Between Biological Aging and Psychopathology

There is a bidirectional interaction between biological aging and the development of mental illness.

There is a bidirectional interaction between biological aging and the development of mental illness.