Mental Health

Eight Senators on Monday voted not to consider the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a bill that protects victims of domestic violence. The Senators who voted against moving to debate on the bill were: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Rand Paul (R-KY), Pat Roberts (R-KS), and James Risch (R-ID).

In the comedy Silver Linings Playbook the mania and the meltdowns of a mental illness have a serious side, and a diagnosis.

According to a new study conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), an estimated 2/3rds of veterans 50 and older commit suicide. Robert Bossarte, author of the study and epidemiologist for the VA stated: “There is a perception that we have a veterans’ suicide epidemic on our hands. I don’t think that is true. The rate is going up in the country, and veterans are a part of it.”

Hallmarks of aging include brain atrophy, a decline in sleep quality and memory problems, and new research from UC Berkeley has uncovered a relationship among them.

If you’re looking for some scientifically researched ways to relieve mild to severe depression, improve your body image and reduce stress, consider Dance Movement Therapy and the other scientifically validated ideas in this short post.

The syndrome has been dropped from the “bible of psychiatry” as a distinct condition which has many parents and caregivers worried.

Recent reports show that efforts to help veterans in need of crisis intervention are working. But what kind of an effect can a veteran’s physical or emotional disorders, such as PTSD, have on their children?

Two concerned parents of an autistic child interview a teacher with the condition on their blog.

Visual symptoms and abnormalities occur at high rates in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) — including Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans with blast-related TBI.

A look at China’s disturbingly slow response to the endemic they face with domestic abuse.

Research on autism is being hampered by a shortage of brain tissue.

A smart look at the distinction between bipolar disorder and anger issues.

Not easy but not impossible. Dr. Cindy Ariel gives some tips.

Suicides among military veterans, though up slightly in recent years, account for a shrinking percentage of the nation’s total number of suicides — a result of steadily rising numbers of suicides in the general population, according to a report released on Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The story of Richard Fee, a, personable college class president and aspiring medical student, highlights widespread failings in the system through which five million Americans take medication for ADHD.