Psychiatry and Psychiatrists

More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds

Polypharmacy, a prescribing practice that some experts warn can be unsafe, is becoming more commonplace.

Should Palliative Psychiatry Be Considered for Anorexia?

Treatment wasn’t helping her anorexia, so doctors allowed her to stop — no matter the consequences. But is a “palliative” approach to mental illness really ethical?

In Canada, Assisted Death May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill

The country is divided over a law that would allow patients suffering from mental health illnesses to apply for assisted death.

Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times.

New York’s premier monitoring program for people with mental illness has broken down repeatedly, including in five cases involving people who committed subway shovings.

Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

An initiative to train hairdressers in mental health counseling is providing relief to hundreds of clients in a region with the world’s least access to therapy.