Anxiety

COVID-19 Mental Health Services

For colleges, online mental health services are a 'silver lining' of COVID-19 crisis

Self-care, social support key to good mental health as pandemic drags along

COVID-19 mental health

Millennial caretakers at greater risk of stress-related conditions, study finds

BCBS caregiving report

To help kids cope with COVID-19 anxiety, provide context and emphasize control

Child Anxiety Tips COVID-19

Children's Health

Labrador to help CHOP patients achieve therapy goals, reduce anxiety

CHOP welcomes first facility dog

CHOP researchers see sense of altruism in people's COVID-19 worries

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Many Generation Zers, millennials having suicidal thoughts amid pandemic

Suicidal thoughts COVID-19 pandemic

Children's Health

Bullying a common precursor before LGBTQ youth suicides, Yale study finds

LGBTQ youth bullying

Even teens with mild mental distress have increased suicide risk, study finds

Teens at risk of suicide

The COVID-19 crisis is giving people vivid dreams – but what do they mean?

COVID Dreaming

Coronavirus anxiety approaching clinical levels in 40% of respondents to Jefferson survey

Anxiety Jefferson Coronavirus

How to listen with empathy when you are feeling the strain of social distancing

COVID-19 conflict resolution

Social distancing efforts could spur suicides as COVID-19 crisis plays out

Suicide social distancing

Tips to help children cope during the COVID-19 shutdown

Pediatric experts offer tips for helping your kids cope during COVID-19 shutdown

Stressful times are particularly dangerous for heart attack survivors, study finds

Times of stress can trigger a second heart attack, new study finds

Three breathing exercises to ease your coronavirus anxiety

Anxiety breathing exercises coronavirus

As coronavirus spreads, here are tips to manage your anxiety

Coronavirus Anxiety tips

Transcendental meditation soothes anxiety by changing connections in the brain

Meditation anxiety stress

Snapchat launches new mental health tool to help users affected by cyberbullying, depression

Snapchat Mental Health depression

Millennials feel social pressure and anxiety to eat well

Del Monte study on healthy eating

PTSD symptoms may take years to appear – here's how to recognize them

PTSD Symptoms Treatment

Alternative Medicine

Magic mushrooms may improve depression among cancer patients, NYU study finds

Magic mushrooms cancer depression

Boost your mental health with these fitness tips

Mental Health fitness tips

Colleges struggle to meet students' mental health needs

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Batch of Xanax medication recalled due to 'foreign substance'

Xanax pharma

A specialized brain cell could be a root cause of OCD and anxiety, especially in women

OCD Anxiety Cells

Three weeks of a healthier diet could help reduce depression in young adults, study suggests

Healthy eating depression study

3 hours a day on social media hikes risk of mental health issues for teens, study finds

Teen Girl on Social Media 09112019

6 tips for coping with social anxiety

Anxiety Scrabble 09042019

NBA to implement new mental health guidelines for 2019-2020 season

Interactive mental health exercises coming to stressed, unhappy Pinterest users

pinterest interactive mental health exercises

‘Climate grief’: Fears about the planet’s future weigh on Americans’ mental health

Sad Planet Flickr 07192019

Philly-based NeuroFlow, Jefferson Health team up on better mental health treatment

NeuroFlow app 07092019

You've probably never heard of this interesting phobia of holes

trypophobia fear of holes

SMart Center helps children with selective mutism find their voice

Carroll - Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum SMart Center Selective Mutism

The stress antidote you've been looking for may be lurking in dirt

dirt bacteria stress

Mental health support may be beneficial to food allergy sufferers

mental healths support food allergies

Alternative Medicine

Lavender is rising through the ranks of anti-anxiety medications

lavender anxiety treatment

Alternative Medicine

Does CBD work? Science isn't sure, but Philly-area residents say it's helping them

Carroll - Judy Beck, CBD User

Alternative Medicine

Amid shifting attitudes on medical marijuana, baby boomers are big buyers

Carroll - Seniors using Medical Marijuana

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