This is not for you if you're one of those people who thinks about the upcoming holidays with your family and considers how very lucky you are to have each other.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living
Depression, a complex and multifaceted problem, is frequently treated with an oversimplified, expensive therapy that, sadly, is often ineffective.
Penelope Andrew | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York
Situated among the countless arts organizations in New York City are enclaves of passionate culture hounds who gather under the auspices of psychoanalytic training institutes.
Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
This misfortune points toward major flaws in our mental health system for military personnel, including the mental health of psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors treating our troops.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
20/20 recently treated its viewers to a condescending pity-party for the women it calls 'crazy cat ladies.' The segment, with an accompanying article online, was so over-the-top that it was almost a parody of itself.
Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics
In the aftermath of Fort Hood, too many are focusing on the religion of the alleged perpetrator, rather than on a more important issue: the lack of adequate psychosocial care for those in uniform.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...
ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
Rates of PTSD, which may or may not have played a role in Hasan's case, along with traumatic brain injuries, are soaring, and are a leading cause of s...
Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago
Right now, as the city I love mourns its way through yet another deadly weekend of gun-related violence, our youth far too often get caught in the crossfire.
Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy
If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.
Matthew Palevsky/Zach Dorfman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
In honor of Veteran's Day, the HuffPost asked readers to send in stories and videos about those who served and how war has impacted your life. You can...
cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
My bipolar disorder came out of the blue. No one in my family had mental health problems and it was several years before I could accept my diagnosis. ...
David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.
James R. Knickman | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York
Our legal system must devise new ways to cope with the veterans in the criminal justice system for nonviolent offenses. The first veterans court, in Buffalo, New York, is already showing results.
Lissa Coffey | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
CHADD is a national, non-profit organization with local, volunteer chapters. Our chapter held monthly meetings, providing a forum for parents to network with each other and share experiences and resources.
Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
Denial is a dangerous thing, it can leave families shattered and broken, make perfectly good lives sail off track and in the case of Dianne Schuler, it can be the direct cause of eight deaths.
Psychology Today | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living
When the days get short and dark, many people develop a predictable set of symptoms. At their extreme, they can be very difficult and disabling. Toget...
Joel Judd | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver
We cannot give away tax dollars for tax credits for large corporations without proof that they work.
usatoday.com | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
Worrying about school and about their family's finances are causing the most stress for kids, according to the American Psychological Association, whi...
DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
As far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.
newsweek.com | Sharon Begley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living
Critiques of happiness and the happiness industry came mostly from psychologists, philosophers, and sociologists who are concerned about the effect of...
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living
Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests....
Tara Stiles | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living
I've always been a fan of the in-between. You know, the stuff in between the stuff. That's stuff too, right? The way we practice yoga is the way we live our life.
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact
Last week, Actress Glenn Close blogged on the Huffington Post about her personal and professional experience with mental illness. Some of Close's mos...
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
Incidents such as this one, while infrequent, are sensational and spread like a viral communication that raises the spectre of dangerous "mental patients" lurking and endangering us all.
Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living