Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more ...

Psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression are connected with a range of chronic health conditions, including cancer. 3 Potential causative links are psychological stress and poor health ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric ...

Sen. Matt Claman introduced Senate Bill 231 last legislative session. If passed, some adolescents in locked psychiatric facilities would have better access to family. The mistake with the bill: It ...

Mental health needs continue to increase within our communities and patient populations. The National Institutes of Health ...

Kim Kovol, commissioner of the state Department of Family and Community Services, wrote a Nov. 18 opinion piece praising the staff at the state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute. I also commend the API ...