Mental Health

Depression and anxiety have risen amid the pandemic; immersive therapeutics can help

Brain-scan studies hint that the ancient practice may benefit areas associated with memory, emotion and thinking

A pushback has arisen to seasonal clock changes that affect mood, sleep and general well-being

Scientific American’s senior medicine editor Josh Fischman talks about issues in medicine and public health that will be affected by this election.

Journalist Robert Whitaker is more concerned than ever that psychiatric medications do more harm than good

A new mental health treatment using the psychedelic compound psilocybin raises questions about medicine and values

Anxiety about social distancing and infection is altering how much we dream and the nature of our dreams themselves

Studies suggest that we are finding ways to connect even amid quarantine

A decline in smell was the sense loss most strongly associated with such risk in a recent study. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense of pandemic news

Suicide rates have been rising for two decades in the U.S. Will the pandemic make things worse?

Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness.