Mental Health
Mental Health Care Should Be Available for All, Not a Luxury
The stress of COVID fractured a system that was already cracked
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Mental Health
Science Shows How to Protect Kids’ Mental Health, but It’s Being Ignored
Yes, the COVID pandemic has made the youth mental health crisis worse. But our teens were in trouble long before that
Mental Health
The Pandemic Generation
Child development researchers are investigating whether the pandemic is shaping early brain development and behavior
Mental Health
We Need Better Diagnostic Tests for Autism in Women
Diagnostic criteria are developed using white boys and men, failing to serve many neurodivergent girls and women
Mental Health
Your Kid Is Probably Not an ‘Orchid’ or a ‘Dandelion’—But Could Be Both
Most children have a unique profile of both sensitivity and resilience to outside pressures, responding with different degrees of vulnerability to difficult or beneficial circumstances
Mental Health
Ukrainians Face Lasting Psychological Wounds from Russian Invasion
A psychiatrist who specializes in PTSD and stress describes the trauma that war survivors and refugees commonly experience
Mental Health
Psychologists Urge Peers to Take Climate Action
The nation’s largest association of psychologists said its members should do more to treat the dangerous health effects of rising temperatures
Climate Change
How a Record-Breaking Heat Wave Fueled Climate Anxiety
The psychological effects of climate change are a growing concern among mental health experts
Mental Health
COVID Threatens to Bring a Wave of Hikikomori to America
We should work to protect others from falling into long-term social withdrawal
Public Health
Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress
The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids’ tests, multiday waits for results, drug-store restock alerts and social media tips
Cognition
What Will 2022 Bring in the Way of Misinformation on Social Media? 3 Experts Weigh In
The one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is raising concerns about falsehoods that increase the risk of repeat events
Mental Health
Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health
A focus on the present, dubbed “mindfulness,” can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention
Behavior
Why the Secrets You Keep Are Hurting You
It may not be what you think
Mental Health
The Pandemic Has Created a ‘Zoom Boom’ in Remote Psychotherapy
Research suggests virtual sessions can be as effective as in-person meetings
Mental Health
COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain
Mental Health
Expanding Mental Health Care Is a Medical Necessity
The COVID pandemic made a long-standing problem even more urgent
Mental Health
Governments Worldwide Consider Ditching Daylight Saving Time
A pushback has arisen to seasonal clock changes that affect mood, sleep and general well-being
Mental Health
COVID Expanded the Boundaries of Personal Space—Maybe for Good
Our physical safety perimeters have widened, a study suggests
Medicine
A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin
There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act
Mental Health
Facebook Whistleblower Testified That Company’s Algorithms Are Dangerous: Here’s Why
Frances Haugen confirmed the negative effects caused by attempts to maximize engagement
