MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

JULY 29, 2025

MGH Center for Womens Mental Health On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration convened an expert panel to discuss the use and safety of selective serotonergic reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy. Mental health conditions are already the most frequent cause of pregnancy-related death.

Bipolar disorder

Department of Psychiatry News

JUNE 12, 2025

Shutterstock Generously contributed by Daria and Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, the gift will bolster Oxford’s pioneering research and help expand mindfulness-based cognitive therapy – an evidence-based approach that helps people recover from depression, enjoy mental health and flourish.

Genetics and mental health

Mad in America

JULY 28, 2025

The Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum in Milledgeville, GA, which opened in 1842, became the largest mental asylum in the world. President Franklin Pierce vetoed the bill on the grounds that caring for the poor and mentally ill was the responsibility of individual states.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2025

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

Poverty and mental health

Credible Mind

JANUARY 29, 2025

Rethink Mental Health Intermountain Health and CredibleMind Offer Mental Health Resources and Tools Customized mental wellbeing platform to be integrated and offered community wide to boost health equity, promote early intervention, and streamline care access SAUSALITO, Calif.

Aging and mental health

Lightwork

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. You’ll discover how biological factors, cultural influences, and age-related challenges contribute to anxiety in women.

Anxiety disorders

Lightwork

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A mental health provider will help determine the most effective treatment combination based on your specific symptoms, lifestyle, and seasonal pattern. Coping Strategies for Women with SAD Living with Seasonal Affective Disorder requires a multi-faceted approach to managing symptoms and maintaining mental well-being.

Sleep and mental health

Zencare

MARCH 5, 2025

With technological advancements, holistic wellness trends, and a growing focus on mental and physical health, people are looking for new ways to feel their best. So if you want to stay ahead of the latest trends in holistic health and make smarter choices for your personal well-being, you're in the right place.

Sleep and mental health

Clear Behavioral Health

MAY 2, 2025

Depression commonly refers to a mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in activities that you once enjoyed. If you’re struggling with alcohol addiction and depression, call us today and start healing in the Los Angeles, California area.

Genetics and mental health

Psychiatric Times

JUNE 23, 2025

ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. Role of Pediatricians in Diagnosing ADHD Pediatricians serve as frontline healthcare providers for ADHD diagnosis and treatment, positioned at the initial point of contact alongside schools where children first present with concerning symptoms. ADHD Diagnosis Criteria EP: 4.

Genetics and mental health

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. Schoonover, MD Sees patients age 16 and up. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks.

Insurance

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

MARCH 26, 2025

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. Schoonover, MD Sees patients age 16 and up. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks.

Insurance

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. Kelly Brogan , a holistic women’s health psychiatrist, reports significant concerns about brexanolone.

Sleep and mental health

Mad in America

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. Its harder now because, as you age, you start thinking, “This is my life. Nancy had been in the locked ward from age 28 through her 30s and into her early 40s. Not enough.

Hospitality

ADDitude

MAY 23, 2025

The MAHA Report , spearheaded by Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Robert F. It disregards the genetic underpinnings of ADHD to suggest it is caused by environmental factors and foods, twists data to stoke fear over rising diagnosis rates, and excludes a wealth of studies that link stimulant medication use to improved health outcomes.

Genetics and mental health

Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2024

noted that it is a myth that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides. [6] 6] In most cases, there is no preexisting mental disorder. However, meta-analyses of the randomised trials have found that depression pills double not only the risk of suicide; they also double suicides, with no age limits. [11]

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. It’s harder now because, as you age, you start thinking, “This is my life. Nancy had been in the locked ward from age 28 through her 30s and into her early 40s. Not enough.

Hospitality

Department of Psychiatry News

JULY 1, 2025

Valeria Frighi Dr Frighi was a Senior Clinical Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry and an Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Her work focused on improving health outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities and those experiencing severe mental illness.

Genetics and mental health

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For example, for those ages 35 to 44, there was an increase in chronic health conditions from 48% in 2019 to 58% in 2023. The same age group reported an increase in mental illness from 31% to 45%, although the highest rate of 50% was reported in the age group of 18 to 34.

Resilience and coping

Zencare

JANUARY 22, 2025

There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Written by Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC.

Neurotransmitters and mental health

Mad in America

JUNE 18, 2024

2024,” healthcare visits, procedures, tests, and vaccinations decreased but the number of new prescriptions saw a 3% increase. It has far-reaching effects—not just for individual health but for the environment. In certain cases, pharmaceuticals can harm public health. This is of concern to public health.

Pharmaceuticals

Mad in America

JULY 30, 2024

Fear of other men runs deep here in our circle, here in the mad age of othering, here in a windowless building that looks like, from a distance, nothing more than a warehouse for storing things that no one else wants to deal with. I sit with a group of men who serve long-term sentences for violent crimes.

Education