Topic “Mental health”

By Amanda Schaffer (Slate)

Anxiety is not only the most common mental problem in the United States, it verges on a national obsession.

Last year, New York Magazine declared it the signature diagnosis of our time with Xanax as its pharmacological mascot, taking over from depression and Prozac in the 1990s. The New York Times devotes an entire ongoing series to...

By Mike Schneider (The Associated Press)

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida mother who was acquitted last year of murdering her 2-year-old daughter had mental health issues that contributed to her habitual lying, the lead attorney in her criminal case says in a new book.

In “Presumed Guilty, Casey Anthony: The Inside Story,” Jose Baez said detectives should have realized Casey Anthony...

By Cassandra Spratling (Detroit Free Press/MCT)

DETROIT — Children rode ponies, petted farm animals, played games and ate ice cream and hot dogs while the Recovery Band played a mix of soul and jazz.

While it looked and felt like just plain fun on the grounds of the Detroit East Community Mental Health Center, the organizers of Summer Blast had a serious intent.

“We want people...