Category: Mental Health
How to help seniors isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Even before the pandemic, nearly a quarter of older Americans were socially isolated and about one-third of middle-aged and older adults experienced loneliness.
How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID
Those with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other serious anxieties face uniquely difficult mental health challenges in the time of COVID-19.
Fear, Isolation, Depression: The Mental Health Fallout of a Worldwide Pandemic
Ultimately, the psychological impact of the pandemic will harm far more people than the virus itself, experts say.
How Chinese people came together when separated by quarantine, creating hope, humor and art
With COVID-19, the Chinese internet and social media offer a cornucopia of examples of how communities have been brought together by heart, humor and creativity.
How to keep your homebound kids busy
Families can contain the spread of the coronavirus by keeping children home, But how to keep everyone happy, healthy and engaged?
Feeling Helpless About the Coronavirus? 10 Things You Can Do to Feel Less Helpless.
The news about coronavirus may make you feel helpless. But that’s not true. In fact, there are plenty of thing you can do to help those around you and yourself.
As Youth Suicides Climb, Anguished Parents Begin To Speak Out
The suicide rate among U.S. children ages 10 to 14 has almost tripled from 2007 to 2017.
As Suicide Rates Climb, Crisis Centers Expand
Arizona’s crisis centers are open 24 hours, seven days a week, and everyone is accepted, regardless of whether they have health insurance.
The origin and evolution of love
Why do we love? At best, it’s a mixed blessing, at worst, a curse. But we’re hard-wired to bond with each other.
Artificial intelligence can tell who will most likely respond to antidepressant drug
The program identifies patterns of brain activity that can tell someone with depression are likely to benefit from sertraline.
If you can read this headline, you can read a novel. Here’s how to ignore your phone and just do it
Have you have lost the skill of deep reading? Are you finding it increasingly difficult to stay with, say, a literary novel? You are not alone.
What makes a good psychologist or psychiatrist and how do you find one you like?
Find a therapist you feel safe and secure with, even if that means trying a few before finding one you like.
The biology of coffee, the world’s most popular drink
We may be interested in coffee because of its caffeine buzz, but caffeine isn’t the most biologically interesting aspect of a good cup of coffee.
Why teen depression rates are rising faster for girls than boys
One-fifth of U.S. teen girls reported experiencing major depression in 2017.
7 science-based strategies to succeed with New Year’s resolutions
How can you increase your willpower and fulfill your New Year’s resolutions? These strategies are based on research with 100s people with long-term goals.