mental health

A defective enzyme leading to higher levels of an inflammatory acid may be partly responsible for suicidal behaviours.

Léa Surugue Oct 05, 2016

There are still damaging stereotypes, such as the belief that people with the condition are violent.

Brian Dow Oct 04, 2016

Specific rare mutations make developing schizophrenia and dropping out of school more likely.

Léa Surugue Oct 03, 2016

People who can hear voices while healthy puzzle scientists and offer clues about how to treat psychosis.

Léa Surugue Sep 29, 2016

Ged Flynn from Mind says getting a depressed person talking doesn't make their suicide more likely.

Samantha Payne Sep 10, 2016

One in ten children are affected by a mental health disorder, but many don't have access to professional help.

Lydia Smith Sep 10, 2016

The top concerns for young people were low self-esteem, family problems and bullying.

Harriet Sinclair Sep 08, 2016

The bodies of Edward and Rosemarie Coles were found by a relative in their West Deptford house.

Paul Wright Aug 28, 2016

Challenger made the mental health-related remark at a hustings in London on Tuesday.

Ian Silvera Aug 24, 2016

The woman, who refused to cease, was shot in the arm by police and is being held in custody.

Priya Joshi Aug 22, 2016

Brains of transsexuals taking sex hormones reveal explanation for mental health differences between genders.

Léa Surugue Aug 22, 2016

Researchers found that depressed individuals were more likely to opt for the Inkwell filter.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Aug 18, 2016

Genetic data suggests our closest relatives did not develop the psychiatric disorder

Léa Surugue Aug 16, 2016

Ex-commander of UK troops in Afghanistan blames 'compensation culture' for the case going ahead.

James Tennent Aug 14, 2016

The 26-year-old suspect ignited a flammable liquid on a carriage before attacking passengers with a knife.

Priya Joshi Aug 13, 2016

Cognitive deficit symptoms were alleviated after combining sports and medicine.

Léa Surugue Aug 12, 2016

Sutcliffe is serving an entire life sentence for 13 murders and 7 attempted murders.

Mark Piggott Aug 12, 2016

So far the investigation indicates the incident was 'triggered by mental health issues,' Met Police said.

Priya Joshi Aug 04, 2016

Horror and confusion following attacks must not lead us to assume that the perpetrator is mentally ill.

Simon Wessely Aug 04, 2016

A 19-year-old man arrested after stabbing left one woman dead and five injured in central London.

Lydia Smith Aug 04, 2016

Transgender people suffer more from stigma than gender incongruence.

Léa Surugue Jul 27, 2016

Lovato also performed her 2015 single Confident at the Philadelphia convention on 25 July.

Alicia Adejobi Jul 26, 2016

The map is probable the most accurate and detailed model of the brain so far.

Léa Surugue Jul 20, 2016

This inability to reflect on their behaviour has been traced back to abnormalities in the brain.

Léa Surugue Jul 20, 2016

The woman was 8-and-a-half months pregnant when three nurses held her face down on the floor.

William Watkinson Jul 16, 2016

Players are reporting the popular app is helping with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.

Lydia Smith Jul 13, 2016

Some people think that if you get drunk and make a fool of yourself in public then you deserve it.

Jonathan Coad Jul 12, 2016

Regina Edwards had already been locked up for stabbing her children before strangling her mother.

Mark Piggott Jun 30, 2016

IBTimes UK speaks to a young carer on Carers Week, marked from 6 to 12 June to raise awareness of the unpaid work.

Lydia Smith Jun 06, 2016

Children's commissioner says services are 'playing Russian roulette' with young people's lives.

May 28, 2016