Health

An in-depth look at the making of the film, its impact, and the distance traveled in fighting HIV and AIDS. Twenty years ago this ...

For 40 million Americans, it’s chronic. For 20 to 30 million others it’s seasonal or temporary. Let’s face it, many of us don’t ...

We know that children of alcoholics are four times as likely to develop substance abuse problems than other children, and they’re at ri ...

In this So, What Do You Do?, a writer talks to an evolutionary geneticist about allele frequencies, technological evolution and ...

The journal American Psychologist has published a special issue on peace ...

Blended families with children have a lot on their plates. There are roles to define, needs to pay attention to, and loyalties to underst ...

No woman expects to suffer the physical and emotional devastation of postpartum depression or PPD. Expectant mothers are more inclined t ...

In this week’s edition of Patient Files, we take a look at pain, recovery, remorse and a heavy dose of “I told you so.” ...

We’re learning more and more about concussions, their immediate and long-term physical and mental health implications, with an eye on w ...

Thousands of people with mental illness today are homeless or languish in prisons. And thousands more live in thinly funded “quasi- ...

Research tells us the brain is wired to learn quickly from bad experiences, while ignoring good ones. Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson says ...

“If only I had one more week to get this done,” we often say to ourselves in utter despair when working under a crushing deadline. Bu ...

The field of behavioral health is changing rapidly. From innovative new web applications that help people take charge of their treatment ...

All sorts of families face legal issues around divorce, custody, reproductive technology, same-sex marriage and unions. In her new book ...

In the United States, an estimated five million children experience domestic violence. These children are three times more likely to rep ...