Psychosis
I Discovered a Weird and Wonderful Video Gaming Festival in a Swedish Ghost Town
Karlshamn isn't an obvious destination for international tourists. But here we are, at Creative Coast, finding digital life amid its dead eateries and still streets.
Ice Bugs Are Rare and Imaginary but They'll Make You Tear Your Skin Off
Ekbom's syndrome or "delusional parasitosis" is a rare form of neurosis where someone genuinely believes they are being swarmed with bugs.
Can the Long History of 'Madness' Help in Our Understanding of Mental Health Today?
We talked to sociologist Andrew Scull about his new book 'Madness in Civilisation', which traces the history of mental health disorders over 3000 years.
A Stanford Medical School Student Was Arrested for Poisoning Her Classmates' Water Bottles
The suspect had recently sought psychological care and has claimed to be suffering from insomnia, dizziness, depression, and "a disconnection from reality" at the time of the poisonings.
We Asked an Aviation Psychiatry Expert Why Pilots Might Have Psychotic Breaks
Why would someone like copilot Andreas Lubitz crash a plane deliberately when he seemed so healthy and happy?