This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in ...

Experts wish more people spotted signs of mental health problems earlier, such as feeling overwhelmed, not feeling “like ...

Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

Editor's note: This story was first published in February 2018. The day after my house burnt down, my family went to the mall smelling like the smoke that had poured into our home. We had a place to ...

There are many reasons why some people are reluctant to get help for their mental health or addiction issues. In addition, many people are not sure what to do when encouraging someone to get the help ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Every 12 minutes in the United States, someone dies by suicide. In Tennessee, suicide claims the lives of over 1,000 people per year. Roughly 10% of those deaths were between ...

Some tips for helping someone who is on a bad trip include avoiding judgment, establishing which drugs they took, and monitoring their vital signs. There is no exact medical definition for a “bad trip ...

I remember a time when someone offered to help me without being asked. A coworker saw me carrying four boxes up a stairwell and said, “Let me grab two of those.” My first instinct wasn’t gratitude. It ...

It can be challenging to love someone who has an addiction—painful to observe their loss of control and accruing harm, painful to experience the “disappearance” of the person you care about, and ...

DEAR AMY: Which is the default position regarding asking for help versus offering to help? For instance, let’s say I’m at work and someone walks past my desk several times, carrying a big box each ...

You may be able to help a loved one experiencing bulimia by supporting their recovery, educating yourself about eating disorders, and avoiding comments about their body or weight. If someone you care ...