Mental Health

Therapy apps are incorporating AI programs such as ChatGPT. But such programs could provide unvetted or harmful feedback if they’re not well regulated

The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD.

Mass shootings are causing widespread anxiety among Americans. A new screening tool could identify those who are impacted enough to need mental health support

An analysis of more than 100 studies of noninvasive electrical brain stimulation probes whether the controversial technology works

As more researchers document the potential harms of social media use, especially for youngsters, both Republicans and Democrats are pushing legislation to rein in platforms

Decades of data support the use and safety of puberty-pausing medications, which give transgender adolescents and their families time to weigh important medical decisions

Despite the stream of “good news” about vitamin D, the supplement’s prospects to prevent mental health disorders in adults remain dim

The results of a test involving dozens of employers and thousands of employees suggests that working only four days instead of five is good for workers’ well-being—without hurting companies

Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to treat symptoms of schizophrenia for which drugs are ineffective

A psychiatrist who has studied the effects of previous devastating quakes explains how the Turkey-Syria earthquake could impact survivors’ mental health

Key genes that are active in the brains of older people are also active in the brains of people who developed serious COVID

Diminished risk-taking behaviors and other benefits may explain why many people with bipolar disorder keep consuming cannabis despite some dire downsides