Information travels instantly. While this might help raise awareness and reduce stigma, it also means myths about mental wellbeing can spread just as fast as the truth. You might hear conflicting ...

Mental health myths spread faster than wildfire, creating invisible barriers between those who need help and the support they deserve. Despite decades of scientific research and medical advances, ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An estimated one in five adults live with a mental illness. That's why awareness is so important. "Some of the most important innovations that we've had in the history of ...

World Mental Health Day is Thursday, Oct. 10. On this day, organizations worldwide come together to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bipolar disorder is complicated. It’s also completely misunderstood, and often feared. This leads to stigma, which means that some ...

In the U.S., about six-million adults live with bipolar disorder, a mental illness experts say many misunderstand. First, there are different types of bipolar disorder. Bipolar one is characterized by ...

A man, clearly homeless, steps onto a New York subway train. He shakes, sways, and talks to himself, lurching around as the train moves, in the throes of a psychotic disorder. He’s someone in need of ...

Schizophrenia typically begins in late adolescence and young adulthood. Research estimates that the average age of onset for psychotic disorders like schizophrenia lies between ages 20 and 29, with ...

Older people have faced ageism in mental health services, including the belief that emotional difficulties are simply a part of ageing or that change is less possible later in life. This can delay ...

A new initiative called FACT stands for Forensic Assertive Community Treatment. The goal of these FACT teams is to help formerly incarcerated people cope with mental illness and to try to keep them ...