mental health

If loneliness is a “disease,” is this one of the complications?

When thinking about your shortcomings, it pays to be kind.

Michael Pollan explains what goes on during the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience.

A new study posits that sleep deprivation decreases civic participation.

Does wishing someone well actually affect their health?

A recent study used data from the Big Five personality to estimate psychopathy prevalence in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C.

Even more intriguing is the reason: recognizing facial expressions.

Spending between 120–300 minutes per week in nature shown to increase wellbeing.

Creating more neural circuits through visual landmarking not only benefits your spatial orientation, it could keep Alzheimer’s disease at bay.

Why did government officials stop psychedelics from reaching mainstream culture?

Without a healthy mind, tackling life’s challenges becomes exponentially more difficult.

What causes people to retreat into their homes indefinitely?

We’re putting the “care” back into “healthcare.”

Medical science finally acknowledges what workers have known for years.

The results show how diets high in saturated fat can cause fatty acids to build up in the hypothalamus, disrupting its normal functioning.

Can microdosing LSD enhance creativity and focus?

Depression is quicksand, says comedian Pete Holmes. Try this method to help you cope and live with depression.

Neuroscience is working to conquer some of the human body’s cruelest conditions: Paralysis, brain disease, and schizophrenia.

Are we just making a profit from human emotions?

A new study shows success in a series of Phase 2 trials.

What happens to a person’s identity when they are forced to play a hypermasculine role just to survive?

It’s easy to imagine why people link Heath Ledger’s death to his treacherous penultimate role.

Artificial intelligence is a sophisticated tool in the fight against despression.

Research suggests that people with depression find sad music calming — or even uplifting.

A new experiment aims to remove the psychological pressures of using Instagram.

Taking care of our minds is an often neglected aspect of aging. What are we going to do about it?

Might microdosing LSD and psilocybin be a safe, effective way to treat depression and other disorders?

They say laughter is the best medicine; you might not be able to laugh a broken leg away, but it might help your depression.

The Oedipal complex, repressed memories, penis envy? Sigmund Freud’s ideas are far-reaching, but few have withstood the onslaught of empirical evidence.

The quick-acting drug could usher in a new era of treatment for depression.