Mental Health

A COVID-19 holiday

Adopt creative holiday celebrations to stay connected to family amid COVID

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

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

COVID-19 Mental Health Services

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

COVID-19 mental health

From 9/11 to father's fatal plane crash, New Jersey paramedic has learned lessons in coping with tragedy

scott coppolo

Children's Health

Death of a pet can trigger depression in children, new study finds

Loss of a pet

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

A phone app may effectively treat bulimia and binge eating disorders

Eating Disorder Phone App

In a busy world, sleep sits at the epicenter of health and happiness

Better Sleep tips

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

COVID-19 worries.jpg

Many Generation Zers, millennials having suicidal thoughts amid pandemic

Suicidal thoughts COVID-19 pandemic

Twitter posts show that people are profoundly sad – and are visiting parks to cheer up

COVID-19 Parks Benefits

Obesity reduces blood flow to the brain, increasing risk to Alzheimer's disease

Brain Scans Obesity

Suicide-related incidents involving OTC painkillers are surging, study finds

OTC drugs suicide

Vitamin D supplements don't reduce depression risk in adults, according to new study

Vitamin D supplementation and depression risk

A walk on the beach or by a lake may boost your mental health, new study finds

health blue spaces

Quarantine bubbles – when done right – limit COVID-19 risk and help fight loneliness

Quarantine bubble COVID-19

Three techniques to help men improve their mental health

Men Mental Health tips

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

Children's Health

Rare neuropsychiatric condition causes children's personalities to shift overnight

PANS in Children

Addressing sex bias in some diseases may improve treatment, doctors hope

Sex bias in disease

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