Mental Health

World mental health support and the effect of stigma and discrimination

Mental health, as with any other aspects of health, can be affected by a range of socioeconomic factors that need to be addressed through comprehensive strategies involving access to preventions, treatments and facilitating recovery as well as raising awareness.

Incontinence and Mental Health

Investigating the Link between Cleaning and Mental Health

Friluftsliv: The Norwegian Prescription for Health and Happiness

Mental Health Disorders and Children

Mental Health and Cooking

Déjà vu Experiences and Mental Illness: Is there a Link?

What is Mindfulness?

The Benefits of Nature for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

What are the Applications of Technology-Based Mental Health Interventions?

Mental Health Support Strategies for Healthcare Workers

How Crying Could Actually Boost Your Mood

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Transforming Your Life Through Positive Thinking

Building Resilience: the Neurobiology of Mental Wellbeing

Analyzing the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health

What is Schizoaffective Disorder?

What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?

Are Mental Health Issues Increasing?

Forest Bathing for Health: How Nature Nurtures Wellbeing

How has the Wellness Industry Changed over the Last Decade?

Importance of a Work-Life Balance

Can Resveratrol Improve Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression?

How Do Your Emotions Affect Your Physical Health?

What is Social Prescribing?

The Genetics of Schizophrenia

Maternal Immune Activation During Pregnancy

A Guide to Coping with Change

The Role of Crisis Teams in Mental Health Management

What are the Health Effects of Loneliness?

Digital Nutrition: How Social Media Consumption Affects Our Mental Diet

Treatment Options for Intrusive Thoughts

Is a Digital Detox the Answer to Technostress?

How Healthy is Your Job?

Perfectionism and Depression

What Is Recovery-Focused Care?

Screen Time and Mental Health

Mental Health Disorders, Weight Gain, and Exercise

The Health Effects of Loss and Grief

The Health Risks of Self-Diagnosing Mental Disorders

Mental Health Nursing

What are the Current Challenges in Mental Health Disorder Diagnosis?

What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

The Science of Kindness

The Impact of Cyberbullying on Mental Health

Mental Health in a Digitalized Workplace

How is Infant Mental Health Measured?

Mental Health in Humanitarian Settings

Supporting Your Mental Health at Work

Digestive Disorders and Mental Health

Supporting Children with Mental Health Disorders

What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

How is Social Media Affecting Mental Health?

Mental Health Comorbidities

Pollution and Mental Health

Supporting the Mental Health of Minorities

How does Education Affect Mental Health?

What Is Psychopathy?

What is Mental Health First Aid?

What are the Health Effects of Poverty?

The Effect of Diet on Mental Health

Managing and Reducing Stress

What are the Health Effects of Watching Television?

The Psychological Strain of Chronic Physical Illness

What is Psychotherapy?

Latest Mental Health News and Research

The Moslows' $4 million gift transforms women's health education and research

When Linda Moslow, A16P, A18P, entered perimenopause in her early 40s, she was blindsided. "I'd always been healthy and grounded in wellness," she says. "Suddenly, I couldn't recognize myself." The months of anxiety, sleeplessness, and confusion that followed left her feeling unmoored until she found a team of doctors who helped her understand what was happening.

6 Nov 2025

Novel therapy for psychosis tackles disturbing mental imagery

A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost £12 billion a year.

6 Nov 2025

Researchers identify patient response patterns to novel schizophrenia medication

Each year, about 100,000 Americans experience psychosis, a serious condition that disrupts thoughts and perceptions so profoundly that it can distort a person's sense of reality.

6 Nov 2025

Global survey reveals struggles of young mothers living with advanced breast cancer

Nearly half of all women aged younger than 40 who live with advanced breast cancer have children under the age of 18, according to the first global survey to investigate the challenges these women face. Results from the survey were presented to the Advanced Breast Cancer Eighth International Consensus Conference (ABC8) today.

5 Nov 2025

New study highlights the impact of pediatric integrative medicine services

A new study conducted by University Hospitals Connor Whole Health highlights the impact of pediatric integrative medicine services.

5 Nov 2025

Greener environments linked to lower risk of mental health hospitalizations

Higher levels of greenness are associated with lower risks of hospital admissions for mental disorders, finds an analysis of data from seven countries over two decades, published in The BMJ's climate issue today.

5 Nov 2025

Aggression and self-harm could share a common neural basis

Aggression and self-harm often co-occur in individuals with a history of early-life trauma-a connection that has largely been documented by self-reporting in research and clinical settings.

5 Nov 2025

Action needed to fix gender gap in cardiac rehab

Addressing barriers to cardiac rehab for women is essential. The AHA's guidelines focus on enhancing access and promoting effective heart health strategies.

5 Nov 2025

Commonly prescribed antibiotic linked to lower risk of schizophrenia

A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, new research suggests.

5 Nov 2025

While politicos dispense blame, these doctors aim to take shame out of medicine

The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately.

5 Nov 2025

AI helps detect early signs of alcoholism in firefighters with 80% accuracy

A deep learning model using brain scans and tests predicts alcohol use disorder risk in firefighters, enhancing mental health strategies in high-stress jobs.

5 Nov 2025

Work-related anxiety found to affect thousands of employees in Norway

Bullying and lack of psychological support from managers top the list of workplace factors that can lead to serious mental health problems, according to a new investigation of work-related anxiety in four countries.

4 Nov 2025

Study finds high intake of ultra-processed foods tied to reduced DNA methylation

Women who consumed more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) showed distinct DNA methylation patterns, mostly reduced across key gene regions. These exploratory findings suggest that high UPF intake may influence gene regulation through epigenetic mechanisms.

4 Nov 2025

USC researchers map genetic architecture of the human corpus callosum

For the first time, a research team led by the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has mapped the genetic architecture of a crucial part of the human brain known as the corpus callosum-the thick band of nerve fibers that connects the brain's left and right hemispheres.

4 Nov 2025

Stress hormones may silence crucial neuronal genes through specific RNA molecules

What if the brain's response to stress could be read not in fleeting neurotransmitter bursts, but in the quieting of genes deep inside chromatin? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have now shown that stress hormones may silence crucial neuronal genes through an unexpected class of RNA molecules that operate not by encoding proteins, but by reshaping the genome's architecture.

4 Nov 2025