More doctors and health experts are raising concerns about a widespread and infrequently discussed side effect of COVID-19 that must be given attention.
A man was charged with second-degree murder after he killed his own father and attempted to do the same to his mother. A judge released her decision either to put him out of jail or not.
When illegal immigrants require special medical attention for mental illnesses, is it the US government's responsibility to treat them, or should they be subject to the law as well?
Radio La Colifata, a radio station based in Argentina is special and unique. Why one of a kind? Because it broadcasts within the confines of Hospital Jose Borda in Buenos Aires — a mental institution plus the patients themselves are the hosts.
The notion of the tortured artist has become a given to all of us today. The idea states that creativity is fueled by the artists' demons that they wrestle with in the night. And though the common notion has long intrigued scientists, a new study now claims that there may be a link between the two in the molecules of our DNA.
During a recent interview with “CBS This Morning,” Glenn Close and her sister Jessie Close opened up about Jessie’s longtime struggle with bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
The United States Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear two cases, one dealing with Confederate flag license plates from Texas and the other dealing with mentally ill death row inmates.
Over a dozen national leaders of the conservative movement have come together to script and sign a letter to Tex. Governor Rick Perry, asking him to commute the upcoming death sentence of a severely mentally ill inmate to a life sentence, if agreed upon by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
The recession created a spike in unemployment across the board, but one of the hardest hit groups, which was already struggling to garner support and assistance - adults with mental illness - remain unemployed and are relying on expensive social security income programs to live.
Amanda Bynes has left the Los Angeles hospital, where she was treated for mental illness and has now been checked into a rehabilitation center in Malibu.
Amanda Bynes has led the entertainment world down one of the longest, most bizarre rides Hollywood has ever seen. Finally, however, it appears that the former child star may finally be getting a grip on reality.
A violent shooting spree last Friday that claimed the lives of six people and wounded several others has left the Santa Monica community in shock. Now, new details are coming forward about the life and checkered past of the now-slain gunman.
