Mental Health

First Aid Classes For Mental Health Teach How To Respond To Wounds You Can't See

Sarah Fentem

If a woman at a restaurant chokes on a chicken bone, millions of people know to wrap their arms around her abdomen and dislodge it, thanks to countless…

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Mental Health Care Dominates Growing Missouri Telemedicine Field

Sarah Fentem

More people in Missouri are consulting doctors via telephone or video services — and mental health care is most in demand.Patient visits using telephones…

Lawyers Ask Judge To Hold Illinois In Contempt Over Treatment Of Prisoners With Mental Illness

Brian Mackey

Lawyers are asking a federal judge to hold the state of Illinois in contempt over the way it deals with mental illness in prisons.

Almost 20 years after leaving the Army, Marty Sexton of Peculiar, Missouri, is still haunted by the violence he saw and feelings of guilt.

Missouri's Refusal To Treat Mental Health Like A Physical Condition Means Patients Wait Months

Alex Smith

Starting treatment with a mental health specialist often requires a wait of several weeks, but many psychiatrists and other specialists in Kansas City...

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How An Influential And Flawed Psychiatric Study Changed The Course Of Modern Medicine

Emily Woodbury

In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan suddenly experienced hallucinations, paranoia, seizures and catatonia. She was misdiagnosed for a month…

Julia Lopez is a clinical social worker and public health researcher at Washington University.

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Expert: More Spanish-Speaking Mental Health Professionals Needed In St. Louis Region

There are about 90,000 Hispanic people in the St. Louis area, but mental health services featuring Spanish-speaking providers lag behind need, said Julia…

The Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health office in Cuba is an example of a mental health care office that serves a large, rural county.

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Missouri Ozarks, Bootheel Rank High In Suicide Rates

Jonathan Ahl

ROLLA — A new study shows suicide rates are on the rise, especially in rural counties, and the Missouri Ozarks and the Bootheel have some of the highest…

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Debunking The Myth Of A Link Between Mass Shootings And Mental Illness

Emily Woodbury

After the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead last year, President Donald Trump linked the prevalence of gun…

Wes Bonifay, an educational psychology professor at the University of Missouri, attends the kickoff conference for the National Center for Rural School Mental Health.

New National Center Promotes Mental Health In Rural Schools

Sebastián Martínez Valdivia

It’s the middle of summer but Harrisburg Middle School is a hive of activity. Between summer school classes and renovations, it’s a little chaotic for...

For sickle cell patients, opioids are often the only pain relief. But growing rates of addiction among the general public mean emergency room doctors are more cautious than ever in prescribing those powerful medications, causing challenges.

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Without Doctors Or Insurance, St. Louisans Visit The Emergency Room For Mental Health

Sarah Fentem

A growing number of people in the St. Louis region are seeking mental health treatment in hospital emergency rooms, according to a recent report from the…