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.

Pollution and Mental Health

Supporting the Mental Health of Minorities

The Health Effects of Loss and Grief

Are Mental Health Issues Increasing?

Mental Health and Cooking

What Is Psychopathy?

How Crying Could Actually Boost Your Mood

Mental Health Disorders and Children

Digital Nutrition: How Social Media Consumption Affects Our Mental Diet

Treatment Options for Intrusive Thoughts

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

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Transforming Your Life Through Positive Thinking

How Healthy is Your Job?

Friluftsliv: The Norwegian Prescription for Health and Happiness

How does Education Affect Mental Health?

Mental Health Nursing

The Effect of Diet on Mental Health

Supporting Children with Mental Health Disorders

Is a Digital Detox the Answer to Technostress?

Supporting Your Mental Health at Work

How Do Your Emotions Affect Your Physical Health?

What is Social Prescribing?

The Impact of Cyberbullying on Mental Health

What are the Current Challenges in Mental Health Disorder Diagnosis?

A Guide to Coping with Change

Incontinence and Mental Health

The Role of Crisis Teams in Mental Health Management

What is Mental Health First Aid?

What Is Recovery-Focused Care?

The Genetics of Schizophrenia

Mental Health in Humanitarian Settings

Mental Health in a Digitalized Workplace

Importance of a Work-Life Balance

The Psychological Strain of Chronic Physical Illness

Screen Time and Mental Health

The Health Risks of Self-Diagnosing Mental Disorders

Forest Bathing for Health: How Nature Nurtures Wellbeing

What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

Mental Health Support Strategies for Healthcare Workers

The Benefits of Nature for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Investigating the Link between Cleaning and Mental Health

Analyzing the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health

How has the Wellness Industry Changed over the Last Decade?

What are the Health Effects of Poverty?

What are the Health Effects of Loneliness?

Mental Health Comorbidities

Can Resveratrol Improve Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression?

Digestive Disorders and Mental Health

Mental Health Disorders, Weight Gain, and Exercise

Maternal Immune Activation During Pregnancy

Building Resilience: the Neurobiology of Mental Wellbeing

How is Social Media Affecting Mental Health?

How is Infant Mental Health Measured?

Managing and Reducing Stress

What is Mindfulness?

What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

The Science of Kindness

What is Schizoaffective Disorder?

What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?

What are the Health Effects of Watching Television?

Perfectionism and Depression

Latest Mental Health News and Research

MirrorBot encourages social interaction and connection between strangers

Cornell University researchers are using technology, in the form of a mirror-equipped robot, to help bring people together.

2 Apr 2026

Smartphone app HabitWorks improves anxiety and depression symptoms

In an effort to increase access to evidence-based interventions to help manage anxiety and depression, Mass General Brigham investigators have developed and tested a novel digital intervention called HabitWorks.

2 Apr 2026

Finnish study reveals how parental immigration status impacts child mental health

A new nationwide Finnish register study shows that children with two immigrant parents are significantly less likely to receive mental health services for anxiety and depression than children of Finnish parents.

2 Apr 2026

State-run insurance plans for foster kids leave some of them without doctors

Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it again. Her cancer came back late last year.

2 Apr 2026

New wearable detects fatigue accurately using AI and advanced sensors

Burnout and chronic fatigue carry a substantial economic cost and pose serious risks in professions where alertness is critical.

1 Apr 2026

New brain circuit discovery offers hope for chronic pain treatment

A new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for the roughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, according to a study published in Nature.

1 Apr 2026

Trial tests fast-acting brain stimulation for postpartum depression treatment

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai today announced the enrollment of its first patient in a U.S. Department of Defense-funded pivotal clinical trial to evaluate whether a fast-acting, drug-free brain stimulation therapy can safely and quickly relieve symptoms of postpartum depression.

1 Apr 2026

Cholera-causing bacteria and viruses locked in evolutionary arms race

Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study.

1 Apr 2026

Antibiotic use before and during pregnancy linked to psychological distress

Perinatal depression, which occurs during pregnancy or in the period after childbirth, is one of the most common mental health conditions experienced by women.

1 Apr 2026

Large study links more siblings to better bereavement coping

Having more brothers and sisters may make it easier to cope with the death of a parent, in midlife, particularly when it's the mother who dies, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

1 Apr 2026

How could bisphenol A raise depression risk? Study identifies six key molecular targets

An integrative Translational Psychiatry study linked BPA exposure to major depressive disorder by identifying 571 shared targets and six core genes, with genetic, transcriptomic, docking, and mouse-model data supporting plausible mechanistic pathways. The strongest signals pointed to AKT1, SRC, PLCG2, and JAK3 as potential contributors, while EGFR appeared protective.

31 Mar 2026

How video gaming may shape sleep, diet, and activity across the lifespan

This narrative review found that video gaming can have both benefits and risks for health across the lifespan. It may provide short-term stress relief and social connection, but frequent or prolonged gaming is also associated with sedentary behaviour, poorer sleep, disrupted eating patterns, and lower diet quality, with effects shaped by age, sex, timing, content, and motivation.

31 Mar 2026

Largest bipolar disorder dataset launched to advance personalized care

BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced the first public release of data from the BD² Integrated Network Longitudinal Cohort Study (LCS).

30 Mar 2026

New clinical guideline adopts holistic approach to brain and heart health

A new brain–heart clinical practice guideline takes a holistic approach, integrating neurologic and mental health evidence with guidance for cardiovascular disease as many brain and heart conditions overlap and share similar risk factors.

30 Mar 2026

Brain resilience peaks about an hour after stress exposure

Psychological resilience is often misunderstood as simple "toughness" or an insensitivity to stress. However, true resilience is the brain's capacity to adapt and recover after a stressful event.

28 Mar 2026

Long ADHD wait times leave families feeling powerless and 'forever in limbo'

Families are feeling stressed, powerless and 'forever in limbo' as they wait months, or sometimes years, for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) assessments, according to a new study.

26 Mar 2026

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

Severe ankle pain drove Jelon Smart to start taking a weight loss injection a year and a half ago.

26 Mar 2026

New fathers face delayed mental health risks after childbirth

Paternal mental health risks increase after childbirth, with delayed detection of psychiatric disorders underscoring the need for targeted support for fathers.

26 Mar 2026

Childhood ADHD medication shows protective effect against future psychosis

A major new study, led by scientists at University College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh and funded by the St John of God Research Foundation, has found that commonly prescribed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication in childhood may lower the long‑term risk of developing serious psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia.

25 Mar 2026

Study links social media addiction to worse student mental health and points to family as a key buffer

A study of 627 Saudi university students found that higher social media addiction was associated with more anxiety and depression, while family environment fully mediated those links in the statistical model. The findings suggest that supportive family relationships may help buffer the mental health burden associated with problematic social media use, although the cross-sectional design does not establish causation.

25 Mar 2026