mental health
There is a lot we don’t know about psychedelics, but what we do know makes them extremely important.
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A new study explores the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, which has been used in Africa for centuries.
Psychedelic therapy will become legal in Oregon in 2023. That’s thanks largely to a renaissance of psychedelic research that’s changing attitudes on the substances’ medical potential.
How to deal with “epistemic exhaustion.”
The COVID-19 pandemic is making health disparities in the United States crystal clear. It is a clarion call for health care systems to double their efforts in vulnerable communities.
Textual analysis of social media posts finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.
Aligning your goals with deeply held values produces better results—in your career and life.
Social media seems to stress some people out. Maybe its time for a break?
The negative associations of introversion help to explain why loneliness now carries such social stigma.
While the benefits of music therapy are well known, more in-depth research explores how music benefits children with autism.
The study sheds new light on the relationship between sleep and mental health.
“Interacting” with nature through virtual reality applications had especially strong benefits, according to the study.
Noise pollution is terrible for our health, yet we don’t discuss it often enough.
From AI to climate anxiety, youth are speaking up about mental health.
A new survey also found that women executives believe imposter syndrome to be common among women in corporate America.
Creating a better understanding by clearing up common misconceptions about the neurodiversity movement.
The results of this study showed depressive symptoms being highest in adolescence, declining in early adulthood and then climbing back up again into one’s early 30s.
Americans lose an estimated 321 million work days every year due to anxiety and depression.
Positive, romantic thoughts could produce positive, romantic outcomes while dating.
Are you mentally exhausted? Here’s how to tell (and what to do about it).
A team of researchers have discovered the brain rhythmic activity that can split us from reality.
A large-scale study from King’s College London explores the link between genetics and sun-seeking behaviors.
Insomnia is the product of mental or emotional pressure.
Examining the differences between anxiety and COVID-19 symptoms and discussing the possibility of IAD (illness anxiety disorder) during a global pandemic.
Symptoms of mental illness in children are often dismissed as “going through a phase.”
Another study confirms the positive effects of psychedelics on mental health.
Six in 10 people say poor mental health impacts their concentration at work.
There are pros and cons to owning a pet as a marginalized individual.
The improvement in personal well-being might be worth effort.