MENTAL HEALTH

Social and mental stimulation both play a critical role in slowing dementia, and doctors have reported increased backsliding in patients who had been stable for years. 

Getting less sleep could be linked to having a stronger emotional reaction to stressful events, according to new research.

A more than 30-hour-long standoff with police outside a Detroit home ended Wednesday morning when the suspect died inside by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, just hours after one hostage was released and a second escaped, according to law enforcement.

Binge drinkers may not feel empathy as easily as non-binge drinkers, according to a new study.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety.

Multiple people fear they've been scammed out of thousands of dollars after raising money through a nonprofit called Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers.

The death of Daniel Prude has shed new light on New York State’s mental health laws and how law enforcement officers respond to calls involving people high on the illegal hallucinogenic drug PCP.

A new survey revealed that nearly half of its respondents did not seek mental health treatment amid the coronavirus pandemic due to cost or lack of access. 

“Acetaminophen seems to make people feel less negative emotion when they consider risky activities" Ohio State University Researchers said in a news release

Eating disorders are thriving amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.