Mental Health

After about a week in detox, the men spend 60 to 90 days in this room during their treatment at Recovery Point.

In West Virginia, Men In Recovery Look To Trump For A 'Helping Hand'

4:25pm February 08, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Residents of a drug treatment center in Huntington, W.Va., hope President Trump follows through on promises to fight the addiction crisis. Many are worried about how they'll pay for their health care.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a very rare and fatal disease that causes normal proteins in the brain to start misfolding, like misshapen origami — ultimately leading to holes and shrinkage in the brain.

Prion Test For Rare, Fatal Brain Disease Helps Families Cope

11:24am February 06, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Scientists now have a fairly noninvasive way to test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare form of dementia. A similar test, they say, might offer earlier diagnoses of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

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During American Widow Project retreats, the widows create a makeshift family scrapbook with photos of their families.

Military Widows Find Hope And Understanding Together

5:39am February 04, 2017

by Gloria Hillard

In the past, women seeking help from the American Widow Project were young women whose husbands had been killed in combat. Today, their husbands are dying on U.S. soil.

Escaping artificial light even for a winter weekend can reset sleep patterns for the better, researchers say. One good place to do it: Heliotrope Ridge near Mount Baker in Washington state.

Not Getting Enough Sleep? Camping In February Might Help

2:04pm February 02, 2017

by Angus Chen

Living most of life indoors can get your body clock out of phase. A fairly painless way to synch it is to spend a weekend camping, researchers say. Even the dim light of winter will do.

Researchers are trying to tease apart the reasons why girls are less likely to become scientists and engineers.

Young Girls Are Less Apt To Think That Women Are Really, Really Smart

2:29pm January 26, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

Girls are less likely to identify their own gender as brilliant than boys are, even at age 5. One question is whether it's the girls who need to change their thinking about innate intelligence.

Melissa Morris outside her home in Sterling, Colo. She quit using heroin in 2012, and now relies on the drug Suboxone to stay clean. She's also been helping to find treatment for some of the neighbors she used to sell drugs to.

Rural Colorado's Opioid Connections Might Hold Clues To Better Treatment

5:14pm January 23, 2017

by Luke Runyon

Opioid abuse is rising fast among those who live in rural areas. Research suggests the drugs' illicit use there spreads rapidly via social networks, which could be part of the solution, too.

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Giving dads a task — in this case, reading — seemed to suit them better than the kind of parenting classes favored by moms.

How To Get Dads To A Parenting Class? Ask Them To Read To Their Kid

2:54pm January 23, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

In a world of mom-focused parenting classes, this class got low-income Latino dads engaged by focusing on a tangible skill: reading to their preschoolers. It ended up helping dads and kids alike.

A large collage decorates a wall of one exam room at the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco, Calif. Dr. David Smith, founder of the clinic, says patients and staff call the mural the Psychedelic Wall of Fame.

Haight Ashbury's Free Health Clinic: Middle-Aged And Still Groovy

6:09pm January 22, 2017

by Laurie Udesky

A series of mergers with other nonprofit clinics has transformed the 50-year-old San Francisco clinic into a $110 million health care system that provides networked care up and down California.

Treating 'Imaginary Illness' In 'Is It All In Your Head?'

8:05am January 22, 2017

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan about her new book Is It All In Your Head? O'Sullivan chronicles the stories of patients she's diagnosed with psychosomatic disorders.

A still from the game "At-Risk For College Students".

Can An Online Game Help You Learn To Help Struggling Friends?

5:00am January 21, 2017

by Angus Chen

It's hard to ask someone if they're depressed or suicidal. Colleges are using an online game to help students learn how to have those conversations. The goal: more support and empathy.