Mental disorders articles
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Anger in Peru over decree describing transsexuality as 'mental disorder'
The Peruvian government is under fire from LGBTQ+ groups which have called a protest Friday against a new decree listing transsexualism as a "mental disorder."The government on May 10 updated its list of insurable health conditions -- which since 2021 has offered benefits for mental health treatment -- to include services for transgender people.In the decree, the health ministry describes the condition as a "mental disorder" -- an obsolete term long officially abandoned by he World Health...
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Trump’s 'thought disorder' will put his mental decline on display at debate: experts
Viewers watching Donald Trump take on President Joe Biden in a June debate could see firsthand his mental deterioration as he tries to navigate the proposed 90-minute time frame before what promises to be a huge television audience.According to John Gartner, a psychologist and former assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School who has been raising alarms over the former president's mental decline as evidenced by his "glitches" during campaign rallies, it will be hard for Trump...
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Mental Health Monday: Youth discussing mental health
This week on Mental Health Monday, youth are discussing mental health more than ever before.