Is Psychiatry’s Myth of Mental Health as Damaging as Its Myth of Mental Illness?
Thomas Szasz’s The Myth of Mental Illness (1961) is perhaps the most famous critique of psychiatry. Many people, through either...
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Mental illness, mental health, and mental well-being
World Health Organization. Mental Health ATLAS. Available at: (2020).Jeste, D. V., Palmer, B. W., Rettew, D. C. & Boardman, S....
Psychiatry has finally found an objective way to spot mental illness
AI is able to bring together dozens of small physical details to help diagnose mental illnessBratislav Milenković “It seems like...
Family support is key for people with mental illness but caregivers need help too : NPR
After caring for his brother, who has schizophrenia, for many years Mitul Desai started a company to support caregivers like...
Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be tricky, but employees are entitled to accommodations
Mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, and they are becoming more common across the United...
Post-orgasmic illness syndrome can severely disrupt relationships and mental health, new study suggests
Stay informed on the latest psychology and neuroscience research—follow PsyPost on LinkedIn for daily updates and insights.A new study published...
Screen Time and Mental Illness: Is More Always Worse?
Is more screen time always bad for adolescents? Parents are often concerned that too much screen time (e.g., time spent...
Why scammers fake illness for cash, according to a psychologist
Queensland woman Amanda Maree Power has recently been jailed after faking cancer and fraudulently raising about A$24,000 from friends, family...
The Fight to Stop Euthanasia for Mental Illness
In 2010, twenty-one-year-old Andrew Lawton attempted suicide by swallowing a bottle’s worth of pills in a public bathroom. His depression...
