Not everyone has observed or understands the degree of suffering the serious forms of depression we diagnose and treat impose.

In this series we have been reviewing commonly held ideas about mental illness and mental health that, outside of psychiatry, are often...

Are people with mental illnesses more violent than those without them? Many state legislatures have recently acted on the idea that they...

This new series will discuss some public ideas about mental health and mental illness that may not be firmly grounded in fact or...

We have been discussing in this series the link between values and self-esteem: how defining the former can inform conscious choices...

Joshua Waitzkin, the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer,[1],[2] describes in his own book, The Art of Learning: An...

We can create good self-esteem through identifying personal values we choose from society, then ensuring that our behavior supports...

“…everyone else would have done it.” Mallory Holtman, Central Washington University On April 26, 2008, senior Mallory Holtman played in...

“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” —Lyndon B. Johnson[1] This post bookends our discussion...