Suicidal Ideation and Behavior

To people who have lost loved ones to suicide, suicide can be sudden and inexplicable. But a new study has found that the timing of suicide does follow a certain trend. Researchers evaluated ... Read More

Self-injury, which includes behaviors such as cutting, burning, and scratching the skin, is a common problem among American teenagers. Depending on which estimate you believe, rates of ... Read More

A mental health issue is a mental or behavioral anomaly that causes suffering or impairs the ability to function. Mental health conditions affect the way you perceive situations, think, ... Read More

The horrific story of Andre Johnson, a Wu Tang Clan-affiliated rapper who survived a jump from a second-story building after severing his own penis, is calling attention to the challenges ... Read More

Ask a random stranger to picture a famous psychotherapist, and the odds are good that they envision Sigmund Freud. The father of modern psychotherapy has made his way into the minds even ... Read More

SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are typically the first line of defense for treating depression, ... Read More

Grief after any death can raise a lot of questions. For a person of faith who has beliefs about the afterlife, a loved one taking their own life can raise specific questions that can be ... Read More

While most Americans will experience some level of depression in their lives, some will experience an intense and serious depression that requires the help of friends, family, and often ... Read More

According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and the third leading cause of death among adolescents, especially teenage ... Read More

One thousand bodies were dug up beneath a grove of trees on a Mississippi campus, all of them believed to have been patients at a state asylum a hundred years earlier. Who were they? What ... Read More

Depression may be one of the most misunderstood health issues in the world. Few people would criticize someone with diabetes or Lou Gehrig’s disease, but many people spout their opinions ... Read More

The start of the New Year has brought with it some interesting bits of psychology-related news. There are the everyday stories that melt hearts and inspire smiles, and then there are the ... Read More