Mental Health

The nervous and immune systems are tightly intertwined. Deciphering their chatter might help address many brain disorders and diseases

Making decisions based on complex information is frustrating and stressful, but a change in mindset can help

Most of the $13 billion appropriated in the new legislation Congress recently passed focuses on mental health programs

Reframing erroneous beliefs alleviates the emotional upheavals that beset young people on the cusp of adulthood

Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves

The psychiatric syndrome called derealization raises profound moral and philosophical questions

Tragedies such as the ones in Uvalde, Tex., and Buffalo, N.Y., can lead to major depression, PTSD and other lingering mental distress among survivors

The stress of COVID fractured a system that was already cracked

Yes, the COVID pandemic has made the youth mental health crisis worse. But our teens were in trouble long before that

Child development researchers are investigating whether the pandemic is shaping early brain development and behavior

Diagnostic criteria are developed using white boys and men, failing to serve many neurodivergent girls and women