More articles about: Mental Illness

Discover how bipolar disorder, substance use and suicide risk intersect. Research, clinical and lived experience experts at Michigan Medicine share findings, treatment strategies, and personal insights.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved two projects that will improve access to much-needed mental health resources and create a lower-cost setting for certain surgical procedures in mid-Michigan.

When parents think about school safety, most are just as concerned about students’ mental health and sense of belonging as they are about locks, cameras and drills, suggests a national poll.

Artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT that use large language models (LLMs) to allow people to engage in conversations may heighten the risk of psychosis in vulnerable people – including teens and young adults.

Sleep and mental health are closely related to one another. Good sleep can support positive mental health while poor sleep can lead to mental illness. Michigan Medicine experts share simple sleep tips that anyone can follow to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

Many deaths by suicide during pregnancy and after birth are preventable. Along with a personal patient experience, three Michigan Medicine experts discuss the current landscape of suicide prevention in pregnant and postpartum people, including the latest research and resources for help.

Access to mental health care has lagged even as diagnoses have risen; new federal rules aim to increase insurance coverage of care.

For people with mental health conditions, whether diagnosed or not, easy firearm access during a crisis can be dangerous. There experts offer tips for how to reduce the risk.

Firearm purchases rose during the pandemic and a survey shows high rates of mental health issues and political extremism among those who bought guns during 2020 and 2021.

Overall, emotional health and technology use dominated this year’s top 10 list of parent concerns about health-related issues for kids in the U.S.– surpassing childhood obesity, which parents rated the number one children’s health issue a decade ago.

Michigan Medicine experts talk about what parents should know about eating disorders.

A diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression can lead to a sense of hopelessness and despair in some patients, researchers say.

Navigating the winter during a pandemic will present new challenges for maintaining mental and physical health. An expert gives advice on weathering the COVID pandemic in the coming months.