mental health
Think leisure is pointless?
As the saying goes: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional”.
The results of a recent study suggest that some clinicians might be failing to explore other causes when treating gender dysphoria.
When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.
The internet has made it easier than ever to keep in touch with our exes. For people in relationships, that can cause problems.
The cause of Alzheimer’s is still not fully understood, but we might be able to vaccinate against it anyway.
Music therapy might boost memory, but the benefits are small. Just in case, tell your grandparents to listen to their favorite 1960s tunes.
The power of play: our forgotten lifehack.
Our social instincts can lead us to adopt models of desire that might not serve our interests.
Awe makes us feel smaller but also more connected to life and each other.
The ability to differentiate your emotions might make you less likely to suffer from depression, alcoholism, and anger issues.
How we handle grief largely depends on our worldview. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.
Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions.
Engaging in a brief mindfulness exercise made people who identified “I/me” words 33% less likely to volunteer.
Deep brain stimulation could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of mental health disorders like major depressive disorder.
The key is finding which lifestyle suits you best: hedonic, eudaimonic, or experiential.
Marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s.
Stoicism says that we should change what we can, endure what we must. The company we keep is something we can, and often should, change.
In a world without “bullshit jobs,” we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.
“Theory of mind” enables all people to naturally infer other people’s mental states. Psychopaths don’t seem to put much effort into the process.
A new study suggests that depressed people may prefer a Leonard Cohen or Bob Dylan song to one from The Beach Boys or One Direction.
For some people, the emotional pull of fictional characters is profoundly strong.
The secret to alleviating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.
Popular diets view health as a calorie-crunching equation while excluding a critical variable: mental wellness.
From “shell shock” to “combat fatigue,” the wars of the past century have violently illuminated the power trauma can wield over the mind and body.
“I suddenly woke up one day and thought, you idiot, you are letting your life fade away, you have got to do something.”
What started as a viral case of public shaming has morphed into a dark story involving internet sleuths, a criminal network, and the suspicious death of a 62-year-old man in St. Louis.
Research has shown the benefits of mindfulness, but the current mindfulness craze cannot deliver on its overhyped promises.
A new study found that people who scored high in certain psychopathic traits are more likely to limit head movements.