Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?
Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.
Psychiatry and Psychiatrists
Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders.
The Privacy Battle in Our Brains
My colleague talks about technology that can actually read our minds — and maybe even change them.
When Caregiving Makes Women Ill
Eastern Europeans have migrated in droves to take care of Italy’s aged and infirm. Then they started getting sick, with an ailment dubbed ‘Italy syndrome.’
Major Study on Transgender Youth Health Care to Begin in U.K.
Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated by Britain’s health service.
New Research Questions Severity of Withdrawal From Antidepressants
Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.
New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.
The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.