Mental illness News

Two new studies provide insight into the genetics of schizophrenia and the results show once again how complex the condition is.

Boston - Marijuana, the most commonly abused illegal drug used worldwide, has long been considered an environmental risk factor for developing schizophrenia. A new study from Harvard University tells a different story.

Mineola - Next month, a woman who murdered her three young children in her Long Island, NY apartment by drowning them in the bathtub — will ask a judge for a cut of their $350,000 estate.

Political correctness plumbed new depths last week when a professional propagandist and former alcoholic joined a crusade against two supermarket chains.

A Fox News host has called for the increased stigmatization of certain mental illnesses as part of the solution to the epidemic of mass shootings sweeping the United States.

San Pedro Sula - A 28-year-old Honduran woman tried to kill herself and her five children by giving them insecticide during what law enforcement officers described as a "nervous breakdown."

“Today recovery from mental illness is a well-documented reality.” — Pete Linnett, Founder and CEO of Life Adjustment Team

With suicide rates higher than ever, scientists debate classifying suicidal tendencies as a behavior disorder. Continuing research will ultimately determine whether suicide stems from a behavior disorder or is in response to a mood disorder.

In the statements made to the press by Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, an important truth was revealed on the nature of the unsettled.

For far too long now I have suffered with depression; it wasn’t until recently that I have started to find the strength to overcome it. For years depression had ruled my life and I finally decided that I was not going to let it control me any more.