Mental Health

Surviving a stressful job

Most Americans find their jobs stressful – here's how to survive at work

Nearly 1 in 4 young adults have 'smartphone addiction,' study says

Smartphone addiction kids

Boost your mental health with these fitness tips

Mental Health fitness tips

Colleges struggle to meet students' mental health needs

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Potential game-changing migraine medication passes large-scale clinical trial

Migraine drug research

Fall is in full form and, for many, so is seasonal depression

Seasonal affective disorder symptoms

To stop police shootings of people with mental health disabilities, I asked them what cops – and everyone – could do to help

Police Shootings Mental Health Disabilities

Smoking linked to increased risk of depression, schizophrenia

Smoking linked to increased risk of depression, schizophrenia

High School Sports

Pennsylvania tied for biggest increase in high school football participation amid falling interest nationwide

high school football participation

Alternative Medicine

Cannabis use could help mitigate depression, suicidal thoughts among those with PTSD, study shows

Cannabis PTSD suicide depression

Lindsey Vonn opens up about her depression at millennial health forum

Lindsey Vonn depression mental health forum

Four-day work week increased productivity by 40%, Microsoft says

Four-day work week productivity burnout

Happiness is the X-factor in your health

happy healthy live longer

Stress-related disorders, like PTSD, may increase risk for serious infection

ptsd infections stress

Doctors, nurses are burned out on the job, does that put patients' health at risk?

Instagram bans plastic surgery filters over mental health concerns

Instagram plastic

A specialized brain cell could be a root cause of OCD and anxiety, especially in women

OCD Anxiety Cells

Study links blood pressure medication to suicide risk, but some health experts are skeptical

blood pressure medication suicide

Gambling near-misses don't encourage your brain to keep betting after all, study suggests

Adjusting memory test may better detect Alzheimer's disease in women, study says

Alzheimer's disease memory test

Three weeks of a healthier diet could help reduce depression in young adults, study suggests

Healthy eating depression study

The top 5 millennial health issues – and what to do about them

Millennial Health Issues

Brain scans may be useful predictor for benefits of antidepressants

Brain scans depression

Too much exercise could lead to making bad decisions, new study suggests

over-exercising cognition study

Eating junk food may lead to depression in teens

Depression Junk Food

3 hours a day on social media hikes risk of mental health issues for teens, study finds

Phantom vibrations: reason to call doctor?

Cellphone pocket 09102019

More must be done to reduce suicide, World Health Organization says

Suicide Rates World Health Organization

6 tips for coping with social anxiety

Anxiety Scrabble 09042019

CHOP study finds potential blood-based biomarker for PTSD

CHOP PTSD

On social media, more people are coming out about their depression

Depression and mental health on social media

Man who climbed Bethlehem SteelStacks to receive mental health treatment

Man climbed Bethlehem SteelStacks mental health

Children's Health

Adolescent relationship abuse: it's more common than you think

FCC proposes three-digit phone number for suicide prevention hotline

988 Suicide Hotline 08152019

New acupressure mat said to banish stress in a mere 15 minutes

gorelax acupressure mat

Children's Health

Mental health instruction will be mandatory in grades K-12 under New Jersey law

mental health instruction new jersey schools

NBA to implement new mental health guidelines for 2019-2020 season

New Jersey launches nation's first state program to prevent police officer suicide

Police rain

Digital games may help ease stress better than mindfulness apps, new study says

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