MENTAL HEALTH

The Ann Arbor, Mich., City Council unanimously voted this week to essentially decriminalize a wide range of psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and ayahuasca.

For Jessica Lynch, waking up and strapping on a leg brace first thing in the morning is always a bitter and blessed reminder of everything she endured after she was captured by Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces in 2003 and held as a Prisoner of War (POW) for nine days.

A 13-year-old boy shot by Utah police officers earlier this month during a response to a mental health call was triggered by the sight of police, his mother told officers, according to police body camera footage released Monday. 

A Nebraska bar owner charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old James Scurlock earlier this year, has committed suicide, his attorney said Sunday.

Fame isn't all it's cracked up to be, as far as Lady Gaga is concerned.

Social and mental stimulation both play a critical role in slowing dementia, and doctors have reported increased backsliding in patients who had been stable for years. 

Getting less sleep could be linked to having a stronger emotional reaction to stressful events, according to new research.

A more than 30-hour-long standoff with police outside a Detroit home ended Wednesday morning when the suspect died inside by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, just hours after one hostage was released and a second escaped, according to law enforcement.

Binge drinkers may not feel empathy as easily as non-binge drinkers, according to a new study.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety.