Mental Health

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Where can I find online resources for mental health?

Providing exposure therapy to PTSD patients is one of the latest ways VR is being used in health care

Virtual Reality Treatment For PTSD

Feeling foggy-headed and tired all the time? You may have sluggish cognitive tempo

Daydreaming

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

Nature provides a wide range of physical and mental health benefits

Nature Health Benefits

Anxious about going out into the world? You're not alone, but there's help

One in three COVID-19 survivors suffer from brain disease, study shows

COVID-19 brain disease

Escapist TV can relieve stress, but it can easily become problematic

Escapist TV and Mental Health

New behavioral health initiative aims to better address depression, anxiety in Southeastern Pennsylvania

IBX Quartert Health

Half of U.S. college students battling anxiety or depression, study finds

Feeling lonely? A 10-minute phone call can go a long way

Phone Calls Loneliness Depression

Prediabetes may expedite mental decline – and millions of Americans have it

Prediabetes can affect the brain

After anti-'Jackass' tirade, Bam Margera says he's seeking help again for bipolar disorder

People with dementia far more likely to die of COVID-19, large study finds

Personalized screenings may help detect teens at risk of suicide, researchers say

Teen Suicide Risk

Doorway study illustrates how anorexia changes body awareness

Doorway Study on Body Image

Stay mentally sharp as you age through exercise and a lively social life

Prevent Mental Decline

Suicide risk five times higher among people with ADHD, study finds

ADHD suicide risk

Well City Challenge finalists find creative solutions to millennial health issues

Well City Challenge Finalists

Optimism can be hard to conjure, but it's a powerful tool for the days ahead

Optimism Benefits

Adopt creative holiday celebrations to stay connected to family amid COVID

A COVID-19 holiday

Hoarding, stockpiling, panic buying: What's normal behavior in an abnormal time?

Hoarding Disorder

One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days, study finds

coronavirus mental illness study

New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

Well City Challenge seeks innovative ideas to improve millennial health

Well City Challenge

New device may offer a more effective way to measure stress hormones

New earwax sampling device by Trears

Inflammatory bowel disease genetically tied to stress, depression, CHOP finds

Link between IBD and depression

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

The power of anticipation: Improve your well-being by looking forward

Anticipation health benefits

Struggling former St. Joe's star Delonte West picked up by Mark Cuban in Dallas

The silence of the virtual classroom: Remote learning makes social skills development more challenging

COVID-19 Virtual Learning - One time use

Defend your well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by getting – and giving – help

Health benefits of giving

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How much coffee is safe to drink? American Heart Association weighs in

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Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the U.S. healthcare system often prevents it

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Why so many adults feel lonely and how to build stronger social connections

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