A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its ...

A new three-volume study, Abnormal Psychology Across the Ages, shows how far we have come in diagnosing and treating mental illness. In the Renaissance, the mentally ill were feared, shunned, and ...

You can't prove normality, and its definitions are constantly updated The problem in mental health is you can’t prove you are normal, but for some reason, many seek to prove you are abnormal as a good ...

Across captive settings, nonhuman primates may develop an array of abnormal behaviors including stereotypic and self-injurious behavior. Abnormal behavior can indicate a state of poor welfare, since ...

Dear Doctors: My boyfriend says that lately I’ve been talking in my sleep and sometimes acting out my dreams. One time I actually hit him. He says it may be something called an REM sleep behavior ...