Parents are suppose to love their children enough to die for them, not care too little about them to die on them. So how do you begin to rebuild your own life in the face of a parent taking theirs?
Posted 05.28.2012
Dorothea Lange was an iconic American photographer, most famous for capturing the human strife and resilience during the Great Depression. Her photogr...
Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2012
This May marks the 63rd anniversary of Mental Health Month, but the problem of mental illness requires greater attention as a major 21st-century public health challenge.
Leann Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2012
How mental health professionals diagnose their patients could be changing, therefore affecting patients, families, and caregivers, after 2013.
Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.24.2012
I let my driver's license expire. For years, it didn't seem like such a big deal. Frankly, not driving had some nice benefits: Riding in the passenger's seat was the one time in my life I could relax.
Jed Diamond | Posted 05.23.2012
It doesn't take social science research to prove that men are angry and depressed. One measure of this trend is the increase in the rates of homicide and suicide we see in males.
Posted 05.23.2012
Imagine the girl who has everything: social status, athletic prowess and a loving family. Her life must be perfect, right? Actually, it is more li...
Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.22.2012
I'm using a part of this holiday coming up to remind myself about how going through tough feelings can be a much more grounded and sane way of resolving conflict than gliding above it all.
Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.21.2012
Mindfulness is about slowing down enough to connect with ourselves and our loved one, moment to moment. As we do so, we can de-stress and at the same time give ourselves and our loved one the chance of experiencing greater well-being.
The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.21.2012
Diagnosing depression has typically involved studying our behavior offline, such as our mannerisms or body language. But a recent study out of Missour...
Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 05.21.2012
I've been wondering lately what it would be like to have just arrived on earth from another planet and turn on CNN for the first time. What would these intergalactic travelers conclude about life on earth?
Lea Lane | Posted 05.18.2012
Like Mary Richardson Kennedy appears to have been, Delia was a beloved person who died too young from terminal depression. It can happen to anyone. Even those who seem to have it all.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 05.17.2012
If we really want to see a better tomorrow for our girls, we must include them in the national debates around gender equality today.
Ellen Dolgen | Posted 05.16.2012
When I was young, I used to envy princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty for their charm and singing voices. When I entered perimenopause, I started to envy them for a different reason.
Maria A. Oquendo, M.D. | Posted 05.14.2012
A new national study on "biosignatures" for depression treatment is groundbreaking in its approach and sophistication; it could usher in a new frontier of brain science.
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 05.14.2012
We need to realize that it's the econometrics, stupid. If we do not, we will continue to develop, promote and implement policies, plans and programs that are mediocre at best and counter-productive at best.
Jennifer Nix | Posted 05.14.2012
Admit it. You think poetry holds no meaning for you and is just something that bored you in school. Maybe you liked a few love poems that first time y...
Carole Mallory | Posted 05.14.2012
They struggled, sleeping in doorways or cars until a woman named Dolly gave them shelter, but Dolly's generosity had a price tag. Torture was commonplace in her household, and she beat George and his mother.
Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 05.10.2012
Only you know what path you need to take toward healing, and whether you accomplish this using every one of the five stages, shunning books about grief or never missing a session of your bereavement group, the key will consistently be to listen to yourself.
Wray Herbert | Posted 05.10.2012
Apparently, sadness has the effect of bringing to mind "take the money and run" rationalizations, rapidly and elaborately, which can lead to lousy judgments and real financial losses.
Tamar Chansky | Posted 05.10.2012
It's National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week -- and with it, the opportunity for parents, teachers, coaches and troop leaders to make a difference in a child's life by keeping on the look out for signs that a child is struggling with a mental health issue.
Jeanne Dennis | Posted 05.10.2012
It is important that we continue to see -- and treat -- bereavement as a universal experience that is an integral part of life.
Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.23.2012
A friend said something the other day that resonated deeply. When I asked her how she was doing, she responded with a sigh: "I'm OK. But 'OK' is the new 'good,' you know?"
Victoria Costello | Posted 05.07.2012
If symptoms of psychological distress are already present in a child, there are things you can do to stop them from getting worse.
Allen Frances | Posted 05.04.2012
Sigh of relief. The DSM 5 website announced Wednesday morning that two of its most controversial proposals have finally been dropped. We have dodged bullets on "psychosis risk" and "mixed anxiety depression." Both are now definitively rejected as official DSM 5 diagnoses.
Gina Goldman | Posted 05.28.2012