Mental Health

Woman Zoom call

Staring at an image of yourself on Zoom has serious consequences for mental health – especially for women

People may sleep less as they age, but they still need 7 hours each night, scientists say

Sleep Older Adults

How to protect your family from horrific news images – and still stay informed

Even half the recommended amount of exercise can help beat depression

Exercise Depression Risk

Mental illnesses may increase risk for COVID-19 breakthrough cases, study finds

mental health breakthrough covid

Dressing well can inspire confidence, but there can be barriers to finding the 'perfect style'

Clothing Mental Health

Your personality can affect your risk of cognitive impairment

Personality Cognitive Impairment

Pennsylvania tip line created to mitigate school violence finds increase in student mental health issues

AG Report Students

New Jersey high schools should start later to give teens much-needed sleep, lawmakers say

New Jersey School Start Times

Is social media harmful to teens' mental health? Not necessarily, study finds

Social Media Mental Health

Alternative Medicine

Creating music, or simply listening, boosts well-being, research shows

Music Study

Exercise particularly boosts heart health of people with anxiety or depression, study finds

Exercise Heart Health

Children's mental health has been getting worse over the last five years, study finds

Children Mental Health

Ozone pollution doesn't just irritate the lungs – it's also linked to depression

Gun ownership is increasing among Black people in the U.S. Is it driving up Black suicide rates?

Conversion therapy increases LGBTQ people's risk of depression, suicide, study finds

Conversion Therapy LGBTQ

Pennsylvania, New Jersey to take part in multi-state investigation of TikTok's influence on minors

TikTok Investigation

LGBTQ youth with eating disorders have increased risk of suicide, study finds

LGBTQ Study Trevor Project

First-time moms at greater risk of postpartum depression, study finds

Postpartum depression risk

Caught a case of the winter blues? Exercise and eating healthy may help

Winter Blues Exercise

An influx of adolescent girls have sought emergency treatment for mental health conditions during COVID, CDC finds

Emergency Department

Compulsive exercise can be a sign of an eating disorder, experts say

Compulsive Exercise

The youth mental health crisis needs immediate action, CHOP doctor tells Congress

Children's Mental Health Crisis

Ready for another pandemic malady? It's called 'decision fatigue'

COVID-19 Decision Fatigue

Seasonal affective disorder is more than just 'winter blues'; Here's how to combat it

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Ketamine use for depression remains experimental, but it may reduce suicidal thoughts

Ketamine Depression Treatment

Suicides by drug overdose increasing among young people, seniors

Suicide by drug overdose

The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure

Long-term anxiety may put people at higher risk of heart disease

Anxiety Worry Health

Self-care strategies can help Black people cope with racial trauma, mental health clinicians say

Severe depression changes the brains of women and men differently, study finds

Depression brain women

Why does experiencing 'flow' feel so good? A communication scientist explains

Feel Flow Snowboarding

In a time of uncertainty, a healthy lifestyle is a dependable benefit

Healthy Lifestyle Exercise

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

Persistent anxiety as a child may lead to psychosis as a young adult, new research shows

Childhood Anxiety Treatment

Gratitude provides a pathway to better health and well-being

Grandfather Grandson Gratitude

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