Mental Health

Opioid overdoses have fallen since their pandemic peak, according to new data from the past few months

Thousands of people around the world do live-action role-playing to learn and change themselves. I am one of them

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a condition triggered by hormonal changes that can cause severe symptoms such as despair and suicidal thoughts

Heat and mood are closely linked, which may explain summertime depression—and how to treat it

Volunteering in community programs can reduce youth depression and anxiety, researchers are beginning to learn

We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our heads in the sand and why we need to pull them out, fast

Teens are sending deepfake nude images of classmates to each other, disrupting lives. Schools, technology developers and parents need to act now

A 25-year study shows that teens who receive empathy from their parents give more empathy to their peers and, later, their own children

New research into weed reveals how a lemon-scented terpene can ease anxiety without reducing the high.

Therapy chatbots are increasingly popular and may benefit some people, but it's dangerous to trust AI during a mental health crisis

A new book by Penn and Kim Holderness seeks to correct misconceptions about ADHD and accentuate the plus side of the condition

Mental health recommendations for pilots and air traffic controllers bring new ideas to old problems; the FAA must decide what’s next