Mental Health/Psychology

A business man looking out of a glass elevator

How Companies Teach Their Employees First Aid for Mental Health

At Delta Air Lines’ Atlanta headquarters in late January, 24 employees are ...

At Delta Air Lines’ Atlanta headquarters in late January, 24 employees are arguing over which of them has the worst disease. Half of them had been given cards naming a physical or mental health diagnosis...

A woman and a child wearing protective masks at Daxing international airport in Beijing on Jan. 21, 2020.

How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus Outbreak

An ongoing coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China in December an...

An ongoing coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China in December and has since sickened more than 20,000 people across the globe has raised plenty of questions: How long will the outbreak last? Can it...

A nursery and home destroyed by bushfire in Lake Conjola, New South Wales, Australia, on Jan. 5, 2020.

As Bushfires Rage, Australia Faces Another Challenge: Protecting National Mental Health

As wildfires continue blazing a deadly path through Australia, leaving dest...

As wildfires continue blazing a deadly path through Australia, leaving destroyed homes and landscapes in their wake, people and countries around the world are coming together to offer financial and firefighting assistance. But with months...

Artificial Intelligence Could Help Solve America's Impending Mental Health Crisis

Five years from now, the U.S.' already overburdened mental health system ma...

Five years from now, the U.S.' already overburdened mental health system may be short as many as 15,600 psychiatrists as the growth in demand for their services outpaces supply, according to a 2017 report from...

Jars full of medical marijuana at Sunset Junction medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles.

There's 'Scarce Evidence' to Suggest Cannabis Improves Mental Health Symptoms, a New Research Review Says

Even when it's medical-grade

Gijon, Asturias, Spain, fighter woman training in the gym

After Sexual Assault, Some Survivors Seek Healing in Self-Defense

Researchers note self-defense for survivors can be similar to exposure ther...

Researchers note self-defense for survivors can be similar to exposure therapy

How Neuroscience Could Explain the Rise of Addictions, Heart Disease and Diabetes in 21st Century America

The conditions of human life began to improve with the Enlightenment of the...

The conditions of human life began to improve with the Enlightenment of the 18th century, and we are better off now by many measures: food access, health, lifespan, and so on. But it hasn’t been...