Some online quizzes would have you believe the idea that certain people have a specific “personality type”. But is an “addictive personality” a real thing?

Some online quizzes would have you believe the idea that certain people have a specific “personality type”. But is an “addictive personality” a real thing?

Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?

In crowds, at parties, meetings, get-togethers with friends, everyday interactions: social anxiety can show up as an unwelcome guest at any time. But why? Psychologist Fallon Goodman digs into the source of social anxiety, setting the...

Howcast - Learn how schizophrenia affects life expectancy from psychiatrist Jeanie Tse in this Howcast video.

If you were in a mental health crisis and called for emergency services, who would you want coming to your aid? Right now in the US, local police have shouldered the burden of this kind of crisis response. But...should they? If we agree...

For a long time, American society has generally accepted the system in place that has protected us from the detrimental effects of scheduled drugs. But what if the "most dangerous drugs", Schedule 1 controlled substances, could actually...

This week, your host Dr. Aaron Carroll welcomes NYT best-selling author (and Healthcare Triage executive producer) John Green to the show. John and Aaron discuss mental health, the ills of the social internet, and answer your questions.

McKenzie Strait, 19, has tried to take her own life five times this year. Her mother, Christine, wants there to be greater support.

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne answers questions about the province's efforts to expand its involuntary care system. She speaks with BC Today host Michelle Eliot about how the new 'home-like' involuntary care space in Maple Ridge...

Newsy takes an inside look at Miami-Dade’s Mental Health Program, and how it helps people get treatment, and avoid jail.

This mental health training isn't like a CPR class. Students don't learn linear skills to perform on mannequins. Instead, they run simulations.