Suicidal Ideation and Behavior

An annual report assessing the prevalence of mental health conditions and the availability of care nationwide has been released, offering a road map for mental health professionals and ... Read More

Consumers are accustomed to seeing ads for antidepressants, sleep aids, and anti-anxiety drugs in between their favorite shows. Direct-to-consumer marketing became legal in 1985 and skyrocketed ... Read More

Researchers are increasingly turning their attention to the role exercise might play in treating posttraumatic stress (PTSD). Seven to eight percent of the population develop PTSD at some ... Read More

Conversion therapy—a controversial and largely discredited practice that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation—is opposed by most major medical and psychiatric ... Read More

One in five college women have experienced some form of sexual assault, a survey of 150,000 undergraduates has found. Eleven percent of respondents reported experiencing a rape or attempted ... Read More

For the second year in a row, GoodTherapy.org team members participated in and helped sponsor the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Out of the Darkness walk for suicide ... Read More

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, and organizations across the globe are raising awareness about suicide and suicide prevention. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and ... Read More

More than a quarter of Americans experience mental health issues each year, and the World Health Organization reports that depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. However, ... Read More

A cyber hack in July that released the names of thousands of users associated with Ashley Madison, a dating website designed to help its users find affair partners, may have long-term ... Read More

Caitlyn Jenner’s recent transition, made public with her Vanity Fair cover and I Am Cait—a reality show that chronicles her life after coming out as transgender—have drawn ... Read More

“Self-injury is an expression of acute psychological distress. It is an act done to oneself, by oneself, with the intention of helping oneself rather than killing oneself. Paradoxically, ... Read More

Although women are less likely to die by suicide than men, 5.5 of every 100,000 women take their own lives each year. For women over the age of 40, suicide rates have risen dramatically, ... Read More