Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

This week, Mad in America examines three studies related to racial discrimination, mental health, and psychiatric detention. The first links racial From hiring discrimination to involuntary ...

After a disaster, population mental health generally improves, but an increase in mental health problems often follows, potentially peaking years later, according to a systematic review and ...

People with mental health diagnoses are often the victims of violence and abuse, both within and beyond mental healthcare systems. Media reports of sexual A new study finds survivors of sexual and ...

We recently worked on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report that lays out a clear blueprint for a national prevention infrastructure for mental and behavioral ...

With its inception in just 2020, World Teen Mental Wellness Day provided a new focus on the age-old challenge of attaining ...

A study of individuals with misophonia found that approximately 65% of them have received at least one other psychological disorder diagnosis. The most common additional diagnoses were depression (49% ...

Leisure physical activity is consistently associated with improved emotional well-being across the lifespan, with evidence suggesting that stress reduction, resilience, and social support partially ...

Spending time outdoors has long been shown to enhance physical and mental well-being by encouraging exercise, fostering social interaction, reducing stress and anxiety, elevating mood, improving focus ...