MENTAL ILLNESS

If you were a woman in the 19th century, virtually anything could get you committed to a psychiatric hospital—including drinking too much tea.

Our ancestors may have predisposed us to fear spiders, insects, and other many-legged creatures, but there's a lot more to it.

Noiseless, trigger-less jazz hands are the British Sign Language’s official expression for applause.

From the positive and negative symptoms to possible causes, here are a few things you should know about schizophrenia.

Here’s what we know so far about the memorial for investigative journalist Nellie Bly, famed for her infiltration of a women’s asylum in the late 1880s.

Signs on the benches installed in a park and by the waterfront invite anyone to sit "if you don't mind someone stopping to say hello."

From depression to social media addiction, these are the mental health conditions and symptoms people are Googling across the U.S.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is more than the 'winter blues.' Here's what you need to know about this treatable mental health issue.

Looking to relocate? You might want to give this a read first.

A landmark study looked at 1.2 million subjects to find out how much exercise is enough for your overall well-being.

Thanks a lot, Mom.

One ingredient in particular is to blame.