For many, Wednesday is known as "hump day," when people begin the downward slide toward (yea!) the weekend. New research shows that Wednesday is also the deadliest day of the week for suicides, however.

Results of Recent Survey Also Reflect the Critical Need for Cross-Disciplinary Eating Disorder Treatment

For many people, physical conditions can contribute to problems with their mental health—problems that are often ignored and untreated. But your emotional health and physical health affect each other. Here’s what you should know.

An international observatory led by the University of Melbourne, Australia, will help eradicate human rights abuses against people suffering mental illness in developing countries.

An air hostess helped land an Air Canada jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean.

Alcohol and drug misuse mean Scots are almost twice as likely to kill or take their own life compared to people living in England and Wales, research published today (Monday, June 16) reveals.

Mental Illness has a huge toll on lost earnings of American workers. Mental Health report shows that 30 days-off a year due to mood and anxiety disorders cost Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone.

Schizophrenia is a complex type of psychotic mental illness characterized by thoughts that are uncoupled from reality. Huge gains in the effective treatment of individuals with the disease began in the 1950s with the development of the first generation of antipsychotic drugs.

The American Journal of Psychiatry offers an article that may turn your perception upside-down.

Statement of Michael J. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), on Britney Spears and Mental Health Ethics.

Puberty may have an impact on areas of the brain that contribute to bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in youth, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP).

Why do mental illness and drug addiction so often go together" New research reveals that this type of dual diagnosis may stem from a common cause: developmental changes in the amygdala, a walnut-shaped part of the brain linked to fear, anxiety and other emotions.