Psychology / Psychiatry Stories
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Man Talks About His Wife's Struggle With Mental Illness [VIDEO]
Mark Lukach's TEDx Talk reveals the everyday reality of mental illness. -
Student Stops Classmate From Self-Harming… And Gets Suspended
At Bayside Middle School in Virginia Beach, Va., sixth grader Adrionna Harris took a razor blade away from a classmate who was cutting his arm... and was promptly suspended from school for this act of kindness. -
What It’s Like To Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [VIDEO]
People suffering with OCD — some 2.2 million Americans — have recurring, unwanted thoughts, memories, or sensations (obsessions) that drive them to perform repetitive behaviors (compulsions). -
This Is What Happens In Your Brain When You Have A Panic Attack
To overcome the dread and terror of sporadic panic attacks, it is useful to know what happens in your brain during one. -
Why Your Facebook Friends Believe Everything They See On The Internet
You may wonder why your friends believed a story about a 200-million-year-old dinosaur hatching from its egg was real, but a new study on Facebook users finds that their gullibility may just be a... -
What Is The Difference Between Transsexual And Transgender?
When Facebook added 50 gender options for its billions of users, some people wondered: What is the difference between transsexual and transgender? -
Mindfulness Meditation Helps Teens Fight Cancer
Mindfulness meditation was shown to improve sleep and reduce depressive symptoms in adolescents with cancer in a small, eight-week study. -
Should The Military Continue To Ban Transgender Service Members?
Former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders says no compelling medical reason exists to continue the military's ban against transgender people, a policy that compels an estimated 15,500 or more members of the armed services to conceal their transgender identity. -
Family Rituals Foster Emotional, Social Growth In Young Children
Children need and crave attention, so it's no surprise that giving it to them will help them succeed in other areas of life, as they're able to spend less time vying for parental involvement. -
Cell Phones Are Distracting Too Many Parents
Parents may be spending too much time on their phones and too little time communicating with their kids, a new study found. This neglect may be disrupting their development. -
See Yourself In The Third-Person, And You'll Forget What Happened
Most of our memories, if you think about it, are seen through a first-person perspective. But what if we see ourselves experiencing an event in the third-person? Researchers have found that we're just not good at remembering what happens. -
U.S. Doctors Are Prescribing More Xanax And Valium Than Ever Before
Prescription of sedatives like Xanax, Valium, and Ativan has increased by more than 10 percent every year since 2002, a new study finds.
