Health authorities in Sweden have refused to follow the rest of Europe by imposing new coronavirus lockdown measures on their population, arguing that those beset by loneliness and misery of being isolated have suffered enough. Despite Sweden mirroring other countries on the continent with rising coronavirus infections, the government has held firm in refusing to lockdown its population, weighing... 

A taxpayer-funded gender identity clinic in Britain has been heavily criticized for approving testosterone treatment and a double subcutaneous mastectomy on a female patient who had been diagnosed with 14 separate mental health disorders. The Gender Identity Development Service (Gids), based at London’s Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, is due to close down next year after staff blew the... 

A new survey released this week has concluded that nearly 75% of young adults across the country agree that “the United States has a mental health crisis.” The results, released by The Hill this week, were compiled by the Institute for Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. The survey found that only 6% of people who responded to the survey disagreed with “the idea that the U.S. is undergoing a... 

A new book, Irreversible Damage, reveals how teenage girls are being duped into believing they want to be male, and are pushed into taking puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and undergoing double mastectomies. Whether it is a statement or a question, the title of this book conveys the necessary urgency of this desperately sad story. Amid the trans debate, seemingly a battle between grown adults,... 

A Dutch mental health patient has revealed how she was “overwhelmed and angry” when her new psychiatrist offered her euthanasia during their very first appointment: Manon, who was seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder, was told she met the criteria to be euthanised. She said: “I was suicidal, but I was looking for the help that I had actually never obtained – help for the core of... 

While the UK is struggling to cope with Brexit, a survey has raised concerns about the well-being of those who are to steer it out of the political chaos. It revealed that depression, distress and other conditions are more likely to hit members of the House of Commons than people with other jobs, including high-level ones. Conservative MP and practicing psychiatrist of the National Health Service... 

Transgender health issues will no longer be classified as a mental and behavioral disorder by the World Health Organization. Instead transgender will be listed under a chapter on sexual health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been praised by doctors and advocates for removing the stigma around transgender people in its latest changes to the global manual of diagnoses. A WHO expert says the... 

A new program at the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center will promote “healthy masculinity” through “public events, educational workshops, and other forms of student involvement.” The goal is “to impact campus culture to increase acceptance of gender diversity, promote healthy relationships with an emphasis on consent, and prevent interpersonal violence.” PJ... 

American billionaire Donald Trump has strongly criticized President Barack Obama for his handling of the Ebola crisis, questioning his mental state. In a tweet on Thursday, the New York businessman said that there is “something seriously wrong with President Obama’s mental health.” Trump also called Obama a “psycho” for refusing to restrict commercial flights from Ebola-stricken... 

Because you can never have too many laws, regulations and mandates, Massachusetts State Representative David Linsky has filed a new bill that would, among other things, force gun owners to undergo mental health background checks, acquire liability insurance, pay an additional 25% tax on all forms of ammunition, and require firearms categorized as “assault weapons” to be stored (in other words... 

The Dutch nonprofit company Mars One is planning to establish a human settlement in the Red Planet by 2023, International Business Times has reported. The company released its basic astronaut requirements for the plan to call not only scientists or pilots but anyone who is at least 18 years old. Recruiting is scheduled to begin later this year during a televised global selection process based on some... 

Cases of dementia are anticipated to rise significantly in the coming decades due to improvements in life expectancy and medical care in poorer countries, warns the World Health Organisation (WHO). In 2010, approximately 35.6 million people were living with dementia, a figure expected to double to 65.7 million by 2030 and triple to 115.4 million by 2050, according to the United Nations health agency...