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.

Serious mental illness (SMI) is a construct widely used in mental health services policy. As discussed in detail in recent papers by Jeffrey A. Buck and Lauren Gonzales and colleagues, the construct ...

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 ...

In Sujata Day’s Definition Please, now out on Netflix, the title is a crucial clue in addition to being a reference to the spelling bee question contestants often use to buy time. How do you define ...

The massacre of 10 people at a Boulder supermarket occurred under a confusing mix of local, state and federal gun laws – but no Colorado statute prohibiting a person with mental illness from owning ...