Mental Health

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What you need to know about SSRIs

Children's Health

Online racism can lead to PTSD symptoms among Black adolescents, study finds

Cyberbullying Mental Health Black Teens

What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress

Resilience Stress

Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness

Positive Psychology Schools

Men chipped away at cultural norms that keep them from being healthier in 2023, but greater change is needed

Men's Health 2023

Video games like 'Super Mario Odyssey' have the potential to help people with depression, study suggests

Depression Video Games

A constant worry about being sick increases risk of death, study finds

Worry Health Problems

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

Holidays Grief Loss

For some men, rewriting the 'holiday script' may prove beneficial to their mental well-being

Holiday Stress Men

Alternative Medicine

FDA to review MDMA's potential as a PTSD treatment

MDMA capsules PTSD

What does weight-inclusive health care mean?

Weight Inclusive Health Care

The holidays can be demanding; here's how to reduce stress

Holiday stress

The mental health of people born in the '90s is not improving with age – unlike other generations, study finds

Mental Health 1990s

Alternative Medicine

Psychedelics may help people with ADHD, but research remains limited

Grieving the death of a loved one is hard, and many men struggle to realize how it affects their lives

Sad Man Grief

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Medicare Mental Health

Few 988 callers with serious distress very likely to use the mental health crisis line again, according to new study

988 Suicide Lifeline

New treatment for postpartum depression offers hope, but the stigma attached to the condition still lingers

Postpartum Depression Treatment

Pennsylvania, New Jersey join federal lawsuit alleging Facebook, Instagram harm children's mental health

Meta Federal Lawsuit

People with depression are increasingly taking LSD, and research suggests it may help when used under supervision

LSD Cubes DEA

Less than half of children with mental health disorders receive treatment, study finds

As the days get shorter, seasonal affective disorder kicks in for many Americans

Seasonal Affective Disorder

John Fetterman talks mental health, international affairs and the Wawa-vs-Sheetz debate with Stephen Colbert

John Fetterman Stephen Colbert

New TikTok feature aims to give users credible information on mental health

Alternative Medicine

Microdosing psychedelic mushrooms may reduce stress and compulsivity, new study shows

'Torturous' solitary confinement conditions in a Pa. prison are unconstitutional, federal lawsuit claims

As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought

Child Suicide Prevention

Eating healthy foods can help boost one's mental health

Mental Health Food

988 suicide hotline now allows callers to use American Sign Language

Suicide Lifeline Deaf

As the youth mental health crisis worsens, the dire shortage of providers prevents young people from getting help

Mental Health Teens

Alleged gunman in Kingsessing mass shooting deemed unfit for trial

Philadelphia Courthouse Carriker

LGBTQ youth mental health has worsened amid rise in discriminatory legislation, experts say

LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

Suicide deaths reached an all-time high in the US in 2022, CDC reports

Suicide Deaths CDC

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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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