Mental Health

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American

I learned during my last year of medical training—the most difficult year of my life—that “going it alone” did not make me stronger

The evidence says it can go either way.

The care of people with dementia poses an agonizing philosophical dilemma

The Nazi regime urged German mothers to ignore their toddlers’ emotional needs—the better to raise hardened soldiers and followers. Attachment researchers say that the harmful effects of that teaching may be affecting later generations

So-called "relaxation music" is only about as effective as a soothing Chopin piece at lulling listeners into a relaxed state. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen talks with psychologist Dr. Joseph Burgo about the often-misunderstood experience of shame

People who had a conflict in a given day but also got hugged were not as affected by the negative interaction as were their unhugged counterparts.  

The first order of business: break down research silos and move toward open science

AA is not the answer to alcohol addiction for many secular scientists, but there are great alternatives

Grunya Sukhareva characterized autism nearly two decades before Austrian doctors Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger