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Rare genetic mutations linked to schizophrenia and higher education drop-out rates
Specific rare mutations make developing schizophrenia and dropping out of school more likely.
Why do psychotic patients hear voices? 'Psychics' shed light on origins of hallucinations
People who can hear voices while healthy puzzle scientists and offer clues about how to treat psychosis.
Quarter of people won't talk to depressed friends about suicide, new poll shows
Ged Flynn from Mind says getting a depressed person talking doesn't make their suicide more likely.
Suicidal thoughts plague more young people than ever — we must improve child mental health services
One in ten children are affected by a mental health disorder, but many don't have access to professional help.
Childline contacted by one suicidal child every 30 minutes
The top concerns for young people were low self-esteem, family problems and bullying.
Son accused of bludgeoning parents to death at New Jersey home
The bodies of Edward and Rosemarie Coles were found by a relative in their West Deptford house.
Labour's Owen Smith urged to apologise for calling Jeremy Corbyn a 'lunatic'
Challenger made the mental health-related remark at a hustings in London on Tuesday.
Brussels: Knife-wielding woman attacks passengers on a bus injuring 3
The woman, who refused to cease, was shot in the arm by police and is being held in custody.
How sex hormones help scientists understand gender differences in mental health disorders
Brains of transsexuals taking sex hormones reveal explanation for mental health differences between genders.
Researchers develop AI that can tell if you're depressed based on your Instagram photos
Researchers found that depressed individuals were more likely to opt for the Inkwell filter.
Schizophrenia is a 'modern' disease, developing after humans diverged from Neanderthals
Genetic data suggests our closest relatives did not develop the psychiatric disorder
Military personnel sue after plane plummets 4,400ft after a camera got stuck in controls
Ex-commander of UK troops in Afghanistan blames 'compensation culture' for the case going ahead.
Man injures six people and sets fire to Swiss train in knife attack
The 26-year-old suspect ignited a flammable liquid on a carriage before attacking passengers with a knife.
Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia improved by physical exercise
Cognitive deficit symptoms were alleviated after combining sports and medicine.
'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe to be moved to high security prison after 32 years in Broadmoor
Sutcliffe is serving an entire life sentence for 13 murders and 7 attempted murders.
Russell Square knife attack suspect named as 19-year-old Zakaria Bulhan
So far the investigation indicates the incident was 'triggered by mental health issues,' Met Police said.
Terrorism is not a symptom of mental illness
Horror and confusion following attacks must not lead us to assume that the perpetrator is mentally ill.
Russell Square stabbing: What we know so far about the knife attack and Norwegian Somali suspect
A 19-year-old man arrested after stabbing left one woman dead and five injured in central London.
Transgender identity doesn't cause mental health problems - the stigma around it does
Transgender people suffer more from stigma than gender incongruence.
Demi Lovato opens up on mental illness in emotional speech at DNC 2016
Lovato also performed her 2015 single Confident at the Philadelphia convention on 25 July.
New areas of the human brain discovered in high-resolution map
The map is probable the most accurate and detailed model of the brain so far.
Anorexics don't see health dangers because of brain abnormalities linked with a lack of insight
This inability to reflect on their behaviour has been traced back to abnormalities in the brain.
Hospital probe launched after pregnant mental health patient 'pinned down' by male nurse
The woman was 8-and-a-half months pregnant when three nurses held her face down on the floor.
Pokemon Go: Is catching a Pikachu on your phone really good for your mental health?
Players are reporting the popular app is helping with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.
The Sun had no right to humiliate Gazza
Some people think that if you get drunk and make a fool of yourself in public then you deserve it.
London woman who killed mother because she thought she was a 'witch' jailed for life
Regina Edwards had already been locked up for stabbing her children before strangling her mother.
Carers Week: 'You carry the weight of the people you care for on your shoulders'
IBTimes UK speaks to a young carer on Carers Week, marked from 6 to 12 June to raise awareness of the unpaid work.
Suicidal children turned away by specialist NHS mental health services, accuses report
Children's commissioner says services are 'playing Russian roulette' with young people's lives.
Anxiety, ADHD and OCD: Workaholics more prone to psychiatric and behavioural problems
People deemed workaholics appear more vulnerable to psychiatric and behavioural disorders.
HMP Wandsworth: The challenges of providing healthcare in the UK's biggest prison
Provision of healthcare to offenders is a basic human right. But how is this achieved in UK's biggest prison?