mental health

In his Taking Names column in the Orlando Sentinel, Scott Maxwell discusses how mental health issues affect us all, from the personal to society in…

Rather than run separate summaries on the various misdeeds, here’s a roundup:Broward pediatrician Scott Becker pleaded guilty to money laundering and…

There are tests for heart attacks and diabetes, but few for brain disorders. Researchers are trying to change that, but are finding the hunt for biomarkers for mental illness to be a tough slog. Tests on the market, like ones for Alzheimer's, are not conclusive.

Integra Health Management has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for putting an employee in a dangerous situation that led to…

Judge Steven Leifman has become a national leader in trying to get law enforcement officers to find help for the mentally ill rather than put them in jail…

A man who killed his wife before turning the gun on himself may have been driven by paranoia after he stopped taking his medication for mental illness,…

Consultant Paul Gionfriddo, at his site Our Health Policy Matters, writes about a new Veterans Administration study that shows the Middle East wars have…

The new version of the DSM, the manual of psychiatric diagnoses, is already sparking criticism. But psychiatrists say it helps make sure they're all on the same page.

The American Psychiatric Association is for the first time identifying non-suicidal self-harm as a diagnosis, the Tampa Tribune reports. Mental Health…

At his site Our Health Policy Matters, consultant Paul Gionfriddo looks at Medicare spending on treatment for depression, and the gap in treatment between…