New safe gun storage laws for Michigan highlight the need for keeping firearms locked up and separate from ammunition to prevent injury and death including suicide.

The University of Michigan has launched a new transdisciplinary institute that will bolster research collaborations and strengthen community engagement to address the national opioid overdose crisis, which leads to nearly 200 deaths per day across the United States.

Research from U-M suggests that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can aid in the recovery of spinal cord injuries by helping patients learn to manage their emotions and thoughts surrounding their injury.

The MC3 program provides psychiatric expertise on-demand to primary care providers in Michigan as they manage mental health conditions in young or pregnant patients

Highly processed foods can act on the brain in ways that spark cravings, emotional reactions and signs of addiction, and a new poll shows how many older adults experience this.

Stress can interact with genetic vulnerability to depression, and with added or lacking support from friends and family, to affect depressive symptoms.

A psychiatrist discusses the barriers to seeking help for alcohol use disorder and how to overcome them.

Diaphragmatic breathing exercises are an effective tool for mental health and cultivating a healthy brain-gut connection. Dr. Megan Riehl explains and demonstrates the proper technique.

Two mothers discuss the benefits and side effects of electroconvulsive treatments received by their sons. 

The gut-brain axis illustrates the reciprocal nature of our physical health affecting our mental health, and vice versa. Through GI hypnosis, one Michigan Medicine doctor is helping patients navigate the gut-brain connection.

Memories of trauma are unique because of how brains and bodies respond to threat.

Although anxiety is rising across all age groups and demographic categories, there are notable distinctions among certain groups.