Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, suddenly dunking their patients in cold water to jolt them out of their depression or psychosis. (Some doctors ...

Helping patients navigate disability outside the clinic is critical to rehabilitation for physical conditions. People with psychiatric conditions can benefit from the same philosophy.

What happens to us when our friends fall ill? Do we respond empathically? Or do we unconsciously act out our fears and difficulties with infirmity?

Kidney damage can sneak up on people without symptoms. A new diagnosis can mean major limits on how a person lives ...

Legal frameworks that only regulate formal psychiatric facilities are written for a system the majority will not use.