More Religious Leaders Challenge Silence, Isolation Surrounding Suicide
Many faith leaders are looking past suicide as a sin to help spot and support those suffering from mental health issues in their communities.
Mental Health
'Invisibilia': The Otherworldly Alien Hand Syndrome, Animated
Imagine trying to play the piano or button a shirt, while one hand does something else, entirely of its own volition. Invisibilia explored this phenomenon. More stories are coming in the new season.
Major Psychiatric Disorders Have More In Common Than We Thought, Study Finds
Understanding the molecular basis of major disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and bipolar is hopeful, because it could help in developing better treatments for them.
Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment
Opioids are a public health emergency, the president says, but he hasn't acted on the White House opioid commission's recommendations to expand treatment.
What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'
Kate Bowler has lived with stage 4 cancer for years. Her new memoir details what she's found out about herself and suffering. "You have to learn to be present, even when things are absurd," she says.
Nurse Calls Cops After Woman Seeks Help For Postpartum Depression. Right Call?
A package of mental health bills in California aims to make it easier for new moms to get help and to build awareness among more health workers of postpartum mood disorders.
Risky Antipsychotic Drugs Still Overprescribed In Nursing Homes
Too many people with dementia are being given sedating drugs to make them easier to handle in understaffed facilities, a new study finds, despite federal warnings to stop the practice.
Budget Delays Bring Uncertainty To Health Programs For The Needy
With another federal budget deadline looming, there's a push to add provisions to a spending bill that would help community health centers and other providers of health services for low-income people.
Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine
For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.
Indiana's Brand Of Medicaid Drops 25,000 People For Failure To Pay Premiums
The state built some key conservative policies into its experimental expansion of Medicaid. Lawmakers, health officials and patient advocates across the U.S. are now keenly watching the results.