Although diagnostic labels create the illusion of an explanation they are scientifically meaningless and can create stigma and prejudice, researchers say.

For veterans, the primary barrier to treatment is the stigma associated with seeking mental health help, which many veterans consider a sign of weakness.

Critics say the drug’s manufacturer, Janssen, provided the FDA at best modest evidence it worked and then only in limited trials.

Despite all the hype, the evidence that mindfulness works is not strong.

Advocates for patients say insurance companies still interpret mental health claims more stringently than those for physical illness.

Lacking proper mental health resources, families across the country all too often call police to respond to someone having a mental health crisis.

PTSD affects people who have gone through combat. But it also affects civilian survivors of sexual assault, car accidents, disasters and childhood trauma.

University of Washington Medicine has launched a number of initiatives to help patients and their friends and family cope with psychosis associated with schizophrenia.