mental health
Can playing video games really curb the risk of depression? Experts weigh in.
In-depth research suggests BDSM practitioners can experience altered states of consciousness that can be therapeutic.
From baboon hierarchies to the mind-gut connection, the path to defeating depression starts with understanding its causes.
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It’s a common misconception that to be a Stoic is to be in possession of a stiff upper lip.
Did America’s collective mental health get worse (and then better) after the first COVID-19 lockdown?
In the future, you might voluntarily share your social media data with your psychiatrist to inform a more accurate diagnosis.
As a new industry emerges, therapists need to be educated.
Clinical trials at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research focus on stabilizing cognitive loss and alleviating the psychotic symptoms that change our loved ones.
Lovers are parted from lovers, (grand)parents from children, families from their dead.
In her book The Art of Rest, one researcher conducted a thorough analysis of the top 10 activities we find most restful.
Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
Workaholism is perhaps the most socially accepted addiction, but a new paper shines light on the serious health risks that accompany it along with which occupations are most at risk.
A popular and longstanding wave of thought in psychology and psychotherapy is that diagnosis is not relevant for practitioners in those fields.
A new study looks at why mysterious voices are sometimes taken as spirits and other times as symptoms of mental health issues.
Debating is cognitively taxing but also important for the health of a democracy—provided it’s face-to-face.
A new study shows that beauty standards affect whether or not accusers are believed.
This small-scale study may have uncovered a new link between the peripheral nerve system and autism.
Learn how to practice “self-indifference.”
Scrap getting fitter or eating better and focus more on the people in your life.
No, being interested in BDSM does not mean you had a traumatic childhood.
A large-scale meta-analysis aims to disprove the notion that pornography consumption causes sexual aggression and violence.
First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.
An excessive focus on past failures can make learning about new situtations more difficult.
There’s no such thing as a miracle drug.
While most of these deaths are driven by external factors, interventions can still help prevent them.
After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.
A new study shows that the top rap songs in the U.S. are making increasingly frequent references to depression and suicidal thoughts.