The treatment was unusual in that alongside talk therapy, May underwent several sessions in a sensory-deprivation chamber: a dark, soundproof room where she floated in a shallow pool of water heated ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By ...

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...

Mental health cannot be separated from cultural, social, and historical contexts. Across diverse societies, interpretations of psychological distress, its causes, and appropriate treatments vary ...