
Is Mental Health Declining in the U.S.?
Despite more people taking medications, progress against mental illness seems to have stalled
Edmund S. Higgins is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Despite more people taking medications, progress against mental illness seems to have stalled
Research hints that hidden risks might accompany long-term use of the medicines that treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Life's experiences add molecular switches to the genes that control our brain activity, affecting how susceptible we are to depression, anxiety and drug addiction
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