More than half of state medical boards ask applicants intrusive questions about their psychiatric history. As a result, some medical professionals are afraid to seek mental health care — even when ...

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health’s plan to build a behavioral health hospital has left folks who work in mental health in the Pioneer Valley with a lot of questions, as well as a sense of reassurance.

I facilitate a local support group for people living with serious mental illness, and I have met a remarkable woman in this group named Krupa Bhandaru, who is currently in hospice. Krupa has shared ...