A week-long retreat combining meditation and mind-body healing produced significant changes in brain activity and blood biology, demonstrating how consciousness-based practices can transform physical ...

The amygdala is part of the limbic system, which regulates emotional and behavioral responses. An amygdala hijack is a fight-or-flight response to stress. To better understand what an amygdala hijack ...

Christopher Groux is an editor, writer and accessibility advocate. Before joining the Forbes Health team, he covered Accessibility at Reviewed and gaming at Inverse and Newsweek. When he’s not ...

"I knew I was unwell, but not a criminal," says Samat Nyuk, a patient recovering from a mental health condition in Malakal, South Sudan. "I needed support, not punishment. What hurt the most was that ...

Employees of Pima County and the city of Tucson are now protected under federal mental health parity laws, after recent decisions by local officials to opt in to such protections. The Mental Health ...

A public inquiry into more than 2,000 deaths said it was "deeply worried" about the level of care for older adult in-patients with mental health concerns. The Lampard Inquiry is looking into the ...

The relationship between cognition and emotion has fascinated Western philosophers for centuries. It is not surprising that much of that attraction has permeated brain science in general. Early ...

There are efforts are underway in Mobile County to fix a failed part of the criminal justice system - one that traps people with serious mental illness and costs taxpayers a staggering amount of money ...

Is Running Good for You? Running is a popular form of exercise for a reason. It doesn’t need much equipment, and you can do it just about anywhere or anytime that’s convenient for you. Whether you ...