Feeling like life is too much to handle? Discover what a mental breakdown really means, the warning signs to watch for, and ...

The term “mental illness” typically elicits a strong response. When most people think of someone with a mental illness, they tend to think of some movie scene of a dimly lit psychiatric hospital with ...

Most of us can discern signs of mental illness when we observe them. Mental illnesses manifest in behaviors that do not appear normal, and which can sometimes cause a risk of harm to self or others.

The documentary "The Definition of Insanity" explores a revolutionary approach to solving the mental illness crisis. Norm Ornstein, founder of the Matthew Ornstein Memorial Foundation, joined us along ...

Senate Bill 43 expands California's "gravely disabled" definition, impacting mental health care in Los Angeles.

When lawmakers, mayors, psychiatrists and mental health advocates gathered last month to unveil a bill that would “enact major changes to California’s behavioral health law,” they put into motion an ...

The new law, authored by Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), updates the definition for conservatorship to include people who are unable to provide for their personal safety or medical care due to severe ...

In their new chapter Reconsidering ‘Recovery,” Larry Davidson and Kim Jørgensen call for a paradigm shift toward personal ...

Addiction is a state of severe physical and psychological dependence on certain substances. People living with addiction may have brain differences and often require treatment, but stigma can prevent ...

A group of Minnesota Republican lawmakers plan to propose legislation requiring the state to include "Trump derangement syndrome" under its definition of mental illness. Five GOP lawmakers are set to ...