During the late 1800s, mental health care was a dark and often terrifying world hidden behind the walls of asylums. Few dared ...

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presented today the Study on Psychological Characteristics of Asylum-Seekers in Serbia. The objectives of the research were to gain insight into the psychological wellbeing ...

A couple of things spurred me to write this post. First, in a matter of days (and along with colleagues Vicky Long and Despo Kritsotaki), I will be submitting a book proposal on the history of ...

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan asylum seeker, has been charged with murder after allegedly gunning down two National Guard members. Struggling to adjust to life in the US, Lakanwal experienced ...

Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health. By Erik Vance When it comes to mental health, most treatments for conditions like depression or anxiety come ...

(CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a ...