Mental Health

According to terror management theory, people can have surprising reactions

Exercise like walking, swimming, and even dancing have been shown to be good for your memory, but the optimal intensity of that exercise has been unclear... until now

Exploring the natural world can be restorative to mental health

Health journalist Judy Foreman talks about her new book Exercise Is Medicine: How Physical Activity Boosts Health and Slows Aging.

Surviving an awful experience can lead to some surprisingly positive psychological effects in many people

New research in mice suggests that a pregnancy hormone contributes to brain and behavioral changes caused by childhood adversity

Here’s how we need to respond

The psychosocial repercussions of this crisis could make the tragedy even worse

Is it ethical to seek serenity when the world is suffering?

Cognitive-behavioral therapy improved both symptoms and markers of senescence in people with anxiety

A potentially debilitating condition in veterans, distinct from PTSD, results from crossing moral lines

Drugs that foster feelings of uplift and connection can be therapeutic for many conditions in many phases of life