mental health research

Johns Hopkins medical researchers have used an improved imaging technique to detect brain damage in some former National Football League players.

Fourteen years ago, O.J. Brigance delivered the first tackle in the Ravens' first Super Bowl win. Tuesday, testifying with a machine that replaced the voice ALS took from him, the former linebacker told state lawmakers his most significant feat came after he grieved his degenerative condition and decided to live.

The health care law that was supposed to make insurance available to hundreds of thousands in the state is costing Marylanders so much in prescription drug costs that it may deter patients from taking their medicine, the survey by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease found.

End cycle of 'crisis readmissions' and ensure vulnerable mentally ill benefit from outpatient treatment by approving civil commitment law

Physicians at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are putting Watson to the test to help treat veterans with post traumatic stress disorder

Science has come a long way from the days when we believed the universe revolved around the Earth, lobotomies were the best treatment for depression and germs didn't exist. But while you probably won't read any studies of alchemy or bloodletting in respected scientific journals, it doesn't mean the days of publishing inaccurate and misleading research are behind us. In fact, 2014 was a banner year for the promotion of some pretty dubious and downright silly research.

Killings in Baltimore, which has the fifth-highest homicide rate of major U.S. cities, have left behind thousands of grieving families. Like the children exposed to violence, or the caregivers tending sons disabled by shootings, the grieving relatives of the murdered are little noticed after the funerals and the candlelight vigils. But their suffering is part of the devastating domino effect of violence in the city.

Many families that have been victimized by violence find themselves on a long odyssey taking care of an adult son — and illustrating the unseen toll of violence in the Baltimore region. Little is known about these families; there have been few studies of their situation, and it's unclear how many victims end up being cared for at home. Experts compare their experience to that of the families of injured soldiers back from war.

Pursuit of a program to involuntarily medicate, treat mentally ill would require legislative approval

Two websites have named Westminster one of the 10 most dangerous cities in Maryland based on 2012 FBI data. Police Chief Jeff Spaulding and Mayor Kevin Utz say residents should consider the source of the information and the motivation for compiling the lists before worrying, though.

The records from Maryland's public universities, which have investigated the allegations of hazing by fraternities, sororities and athletic teams in recent years, shed new light on rituals long cloaked in secrecy and shame.

Dr. Irving J. Taylor, a noted psychiatrist, researcher and philanthropist, who had been medical director and CEO of the old Taylor Manor Hospital in Ellicott City, died Friday at his Pikesville home of a heart attack. He was 95.

There aren't a lot of effective treatments for those suffering brain injuries in car crashes, athletics and battle, but a unique collaboration between those who study mental illness and those who treat the disorders may mean a new drug to soothe aggression and aid memory.

Baltimore County Public Schools and the University of Maryland — Baltimore will receive a federal grant of $1.965 million to study the efficacy of new intervention and prevention strategies for students experiencing mental health emergencies. During the three-year study beginning January 2015 and ending December 2018, 22 public schools will be given the new programs, while another 22 will not. The rest of the funds will be utilized by UMD to compare the two groups and determine which

A number of research studies have documented the negative effects of TV and film portrayals of mental illness and mental health professionals, which measurably discourage viewers from seeking treatment and diminish confidence in treaters.

One psychologist offers his take on severe depression and its consequences.

Chris Davis may have had an exemption while with Texas, but he was caught up in a crackdown on Adderall abuse the game has been conducting for the past three years.

A judge will have to decide whether to allow the prosecution to seek life in prison without parole and if a psychologist's evaluation should be excluded from evidence in the case of a Mount Airy man charged with the 2013 murder of his father.

Carroll has resources for those experiencing a mental health crisis, but many need help getting help

Physicians, public health officials and mental health advocates hope the death of Robin Williams will bring new attention to suicide, the little-discussed and less-understood phenomenon that now ranks among the top 10 causes of death in the United States.

The potential medical properties of psychedelics are vast.

After a long hiatus, researchers are again studying psychedelic substances like LSD to see if they fill a medical need

At Cathy Rees' yoga class, you won't see anyone attempt a downward-facing dog—many members of the class are in wheelchairs, and almost all of them suffer from dementia.

Hopkins researchers explore how a gene mutation leads to suicidal thoughts

Maryland's largest and most lucrative casino threw an Independence Day party this month for one of its biggest neighbors: Fort Meade, the massive Army base just five miles down the road.

Some say placentophagia can battle postpartum depression

Much of the information on the Internet about the long-gone Laurel Sanitarium is riddled with errors, and repeats old rumors and myths. The truth about this legendary Laurel landmark is quite a story.

Three people were arrested Wednesday in Towson following a drug raid