Jokerprotagonist Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a complex character depicted as having a serious mental illness. In addition to experiencing symptoms of depression, Fleck exhibits signs of psychosis characterized by erotomanic delusions, ideas of reference, disorganized thoughts and possible hallucinations. Continue reading →

A woman in Lebanon helped organize a 5K to help raise mental health awareness years after her father, a detective with the Clinton County Sheriff's Department, committed suicide. "In the middle of the night I was pulled out of my bed and I heard sirens everywhere," Miranda Lester, said Continue reading →

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams entered office pledging to be an activist elected official who brings the voices of everyday New Yorkers to city government. Judging by his first report as public advocate, Williams appears to be fulfilling that promise Continue reading →

Emotional education The epidemic of poor mental health which has swept the Western world over recent years has left no demographic untouched. From growing antidepressant use in over-65s and suicide rates peaking in those in their late 40s to 50% of millennials reportedly having left jobs for mental health reasons and children and adolescents manifesting with symptoms increasingly early in life, no age group is immune Continue reading →

Years before Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell tied the knot, the actor admittedly "wasn't certain" he wanted to be with the virtuous star of "The Good Place." Time Kristen Bell is opening up about her mental health years after revealingshe comes from a line of women with "serotonin imbalance," which she says makes herprone to anxiety anddepression. In a cover story interviewwith Women's Health, the actress, 39, talked about whether she hesitated to come forward publicity about the conditionshe has struggled with from a young age. Yes, for the first 10 minutes, she told the magazine Continue reading →

GREENSBORO Officials broke ground Thursday on a round-the-clock center the first in the state that is expected to help people suffering from mental-health crises avoid long waits in emergency rooms. Continue reading →