Mental Health Awareness Month in May, a time to help people to talk openly about their mental health and how people can work together to overcome the stigma.

That was one of the prevailing parenting tips of past generations; we learned, young, not to share our thoughts, our feelings, our problems. If we struggled with issues originating in our ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bipolar disorder and postpartum symptoms often overlap among women, leading to bipolar 1 being underdiagnosed. A ...

Stigma is when someone views you in a negative way because you have a distinguishing characteristic or personal trait that's thought to be, or actually is, a disadvantage (a negative stereotype).

Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a long-term side effect of some antipsychotic medications and other drugs that affect dopamine receptors in the brain, can include several types of involuntary, repetitive ...

For decades, stress conditions have carried a weight that extends far beyond their clinical meaning. It has often shaped public perception, influenced treatment approaches, and potentially deepened ...

Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker comes from a long line of psychiatrists—his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather—all of whom believed that everyone has some degree of mental illness.

As the mayor of Howell, I want to reassure people that our city is safe and that we welcome their visits. On July 20, our city residents were shocked when a group of white supremacists staged a ...

Nearly 5,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in Georgia right now. This is driving the push to register more people to donate their organs, especially in minority communities where the need ...

For years, menstruation has been treated as a source of shame, surrounded by myths and stigma that often force schoolgirls to miss classes or drop out altogether. But in the Sebei sub-region, that ...