Mental Health
School-Based Online Programs Instruct Pupils about Good Mental Health
Education programs in India and New York State teach a basic awareness about stress, anxiety and depression
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Mental Health
A Renaissance for Psychedelics Could Fill a Long-Standing Treatment Gap for Psychiatric Disorders
Psilocybin and MDMA represent a first wave of therapies that help patients by changing the way they view reality
Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Health? There’s a ‘Vaccine’ for That
School-based interventions that help students regulate their emotions in healthy ways have proved effective at preventing pandemic-related issues
Behavior
A New Way to Understand—and Possibly Treat—OCD
People with the disorder seem to have a more flexible “sense of self”
Mental Health
Critical Care Doctors Are in Crisis
Who’s caring for the ICU physicians?
Mental Health
At Least Two Million Children Have Lost a Parent or Grandparent Caregiver to COVID
That’s at a minimum. The real number could be significantly higher
Behavior
‘Ambiguous Loss’ from Miami-Area Condo Collapse Makes Grieving Harder
In a Q&A, loss expert Pauline Boss talks about coping with extreme uncertainty in the wake of a disaster
Mental Health
Gray Hair Can Return to Its Original Color—and Stress Is Involved, of Course
The universal marker of aging is not always a one-way process
Mental Health
Psychiatry Needs to Get Right with God
By not making more of an effort to incorporate spirituality in treatment, we are doing a disservice to patients
Mental Health
News about Racial Violence Harms Black People’s Mental Health
Awaiting the Derek Chauvin verdict, a singer and actor felt intense anxiety
Mental Health
A New Mental Health Crisis Is Raging in Gaza
Recent bombings by Israel have caused more than just physical trauma
Public Health
COVID, Quickly, Episode 7: The Coming Pandemic Grief Wave, and Mask Whiplash
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American ’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between...
Mental Health
COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder
COVID deaths are leaving millions bereaved. For some, the intense grief never recedes, making daily life almost impossible
Mental Health
Major Depressive Disorders Have an Enormous Economic Impact
Their prevalence has more than tripled during the pandemic, but the trends were already troubling long before it arrived
Climate Change
Therapists Are Reckoning with Eco-anxiety
With no training, counselors feel unequipped to handle the growing number of people anxious about the climate emergency
Behavior
Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic
Shipwreck victims cast adrift for weeks or months exhibit a resilience that serves as a model to weather any extended crisis
Medicine
Psilocybin Therapy May Work as Well as Common Antidepressant
For the first time, a randomized controlled trial shows the psychedelic offers potent, if short-term, relief in comparison with an SSRI
Behavior
Racial Disparities Have Been Found in Screening for Postpartum Mood Disorders
Tech-based solutions could offer hope
Public Health
Loneliness Is a Public Health Problem: This Low-Tech Intervention Can Help
Phone calls may be integral to connecting with people who are lonely and isolated
Culture
The Famed Painting The Scream Holds a Hidden Message
Open speculation about his mental health plagued the artist Edvard Munch. In his most famous work, he left a biting commentary
