Not the Whole Person

Autism

A Nest That Will Never Be Empty

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on May 22, 2020

What is it like to live with a son who will never leave home to be on his own?

Suicide

What Drives Suicidal Thoughts and Actions Among LGBTQ Youth?

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on February 27, 2020

What do we know about young LGBTQ people and suicide?

Bipolar Disorder

The Great Paul Robeson's Mental Illness

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on December 30, 2019

How does stigma block our understanding of Paul Robeson?

Suicide

The Long Shadow of Suicide

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on August 2, 2019

How does a family deal with losing a beloved son? This is my story.

Depression

Growing Up Gay in a Hostile Environment

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on June 25, 2019

What was it like to grow up gay in the bad old days of the 1990's? Shaun David Hutchinson tells us.

Gratitude

Sorrow at a Loss or Joy at a Life?

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on May 16, 2019

How do you measure the life of a child you've lost? This is my way.

Suicide

Alone in a House Where Nobody Talked

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on April 19, 2019

Why do you have to be honest with children even about suicide? This story of suicide shows what happens when you lie.

Suicide

How Does A Child Feel When A Parent Commits Suicide?

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on January 6, 2019

If you're faced with the problem of helping a young one after a suicide in the family, let Amos Oz be your guide.

Psychosis

Sandra Luckow's Film "That Way Madness Lies..."

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on November 16, 2018

How does a filmmaker respond to her brother's mental illness? By making the film, "That Way Madness Lies..."

Psychopharmacology

From Cluelessness to Community

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on October 22, 2018

Do you wonder what not to say when a friend is hit by mental illness in the family?

Relationships

A Lifetime with Schizophrenia

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on September 26, 2018

What's it like when a brother lives with mental illness? Two sisters trace the trajectory of their brother's life.

Suicide

Talking to My Granddaughter About Suicide

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on August 13, 2018

Do you wonder how to talk with a child about a suicide in your family?

OCD

A Woman Deals with her OCD with Charm

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on July 26, 2018

How does a person deal with intrusive, disturbing thoughts and compulsions? Margaret lives on the streets when she's not in rehab.

Friends

Living with Voices: Ken Steele's Story

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on April 26, 2018

Most of us have no idea what living with voices is like. Ken Steele tells us.

Psychopharmacology

When You Don't Know What Hit You

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on March 2, 2018

What happens when someone with mental illness is unable to recognize their illness?

Depression

Joining the Military to Beat Depression

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on February 14, 2018

What does it take to turn around a deeply depressed and suicidal woman?

Psychopharmacology

Can Marijuana Trigger Schizophrenia?

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on January 5, 2018

What's the relationship between marijuana and schizophrenia? Henry Cockburn's story may be an example.

Genetics

What Causes Schizophrenia?

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on December 13, 2017

What causes one of the most devastating illness people experience—schizophrenia? Researchers want to know.

Friends

No Cure for Mental Illness

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on November 13, 2017

What's it like to have a son whose mental illness gets him in trouble with the law time after time?

Psychosis

What It's Really Like to Live With Schizophrenia

Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes on October 11, 2017

Have you ever wanted to know exactly what it's like to live with schizophrenia? Elyn Saks will tell you.