Portugal is the most depressed country in the European Union. Outside of it, only Iceland takes more antidepressants. It is ...

The Western mind fights for justice, while the Eastern soul accepts imperfection. Perhaps when we can hold both, we can ...

Dr. Bhui challenges the myth of clinical neutrality, arguing that culture informs not only patients’ experiences of distress but also clinicians’ judgments about what counts as pathology. From ...

Instead of focusing on screen time, we must consider the root causes: the concentration of wealth in the tech sector.

My method had to involve some kind of loophole so that my death wasn’t technically by my own hand. Then it came to me: my ...

It’s only okay to talk about mental health/mental illness if you’re actively in recovery. Otherwise you’re seen as just ...

The public narrative on ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence is infused with scientism—faith-based claims masquerading as scientific ones.

This week Mad in America examines three studies around art therapy and art-based interventions for mental health issues. Two studies reported on the lived Studies find art-based interventions can be ...

From Aeon: "Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on? In modern science, ...

This week, Mad in America examines three articles around peer support in mental healthcare settings, including the creation ...

Those of us who agree with Szasz that “mental illness” is a myth will often put quotes around the term to bring attention to its problematic nature. Should we also be bringing attention to the ...

Convincing a jealous partner that they have a mental illness sounds like gaslighting, but to JAMA Psychiatry, it's science.