Mental Health

Politics By Rachel Cohrs

Key Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services

First Opinion By Cecille Joan Avila

The often-overlooked connection between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence

First Opinion By Sarah MacCarthy and Jalondra A. Davis

‘This Is Us’ should be remembered for its nuanced portraits of mental health, dementia, and identity

Health Tech By Mario Aguilar

Are smartphones making us miserable? A Google-backed study aims to find out

By Katie Palmer, Casey Ross and Mohana Ravindranath

A machine learning company pitches its plan to get ahead of the next pandemic

First Opinion By Brian Barnett

Flawed FDA safety requirements are hamstringing a highly effective treatment for severe schizophrenia

First Opinion By Roy Perlis and Katherine Ognyanova

Even when the pandemic fades, the depression it has wrought will linger

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: A new hotline could save lives during mental health crises — if someone answers the phone

Houston Hospital Staff Works In COVID ICU On Thanksgiving

Health By Azma Hasina Mulundika

Majority of family members of Covid patients treated in the ICU report PTSD symptoms

A STAT Investigation By Olivia Goldhill

A psychedelic therapist allegedly took millions from a Holocaust survivor, highlighting worries about elders taking hallucinogens

First Opinion By Benjamin F. Miller

Not going all in on the 988 hotline will ensure its failure

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: Mental health needs are soaring. Where are all the psychiatrists?

Health By Theresa Gaffney

The pediatrician as advocate: Rhea Boyd on making clinical work about community needs

Health By Lindsey Tanner — Associated Press

U.S. task force raises doubts on youth suicide screening

First Opinion By Christin Drake

Amid the nation’s mental health crisis, we need more psychiatrists now

Health By Theresa Gaffney

As research grows on primary care and serious mental illness, a glaring gap remains

Health By Mike Stobbe — Associated Press

Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, CDC report says

Health Tech By Mario Aguilar

Pharma partnerships with digital therapeutics players to watch

Health By Grace Deng and Jenny Jiin Huh

Afghan refugees, grappling with grief and trauma, face barriers to mental health care

Health By Andrew Joseph

‘I fear the long-term effects’: Before his death, a nurse warned of the pandemic’s toll on health care workers

Health By Tino Delamerced

Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short

First Opinion By Rebecca Grossman-Kahn

Penelope, a fictional pig, taught me how to talk with my patients about their fractured sleep

Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath

As mental health tech heats up, startups in the space are making more exits

Health Tech By Mario Aguilar

Mental health tech startups have ideas. Now, to build business, they need evidence

First Opinion By Sherry Moss and Morteza Mahmoudi

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Hopelessness around youth mental health is creating a ‘nihilistic contagion’

Psychedelic medicine group investigating a board member accused of financial elder abuse

The FDA eased rules for mental health apps during the pandemic. Now companies are bracing for it to tighten the reins

Beyond awareness: The medical system needs to deeply reform its care of people with autism

There’s no autism epidemic. But there is an autism diagnosis epidemic

The pandemic didn’t increase suicides. That shouldn’t be a surprise

Largest psilocybin trial finds the psychedelic is effective in treating serious depression

Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder

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Key Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services

The often-overlooked connection between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence

‘This Is Us’ should be remembered for its nuanced portraits of mental health, dementia, and identity

Are smartphones making us miserable? A Google-backed study aims to find out

A machine learning company pitches its plan to get ahead of the next pandemic

Flawed FDA safety requirements are hamstringing a highly effective treatment for severe schizophrenia

Even when the pandemic fades, the depression it has wrought will linger

Listen: A new hotline could save lives during mental health crises — if someone answers the phone

Majority of family members of Covid patients treated in the ICU report PTSD symptoms

A psychedelic therapist allegedly took millions from a Holocaust survivor, highlighting worries about elders taking hallucinogens

Not going all in on the 988 hotline will ensure its failure

Listen: Mental health needs are soaring. Where are all the psychiatrists?

The pediatrician as advocate: Rhea Boyd on making clinical work about community needs

U.S. task force raises doubts on youth suicide screening

Amid the nation’s mental health crisis, we need more psychiatrists now

As research grows on primary care and serious mental illness, a glaring gap remains

Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, CDC report says

Pharma partnerships with digital therapeutics players to watch

Afghan refugees, grappling with grief and trauma, face barriers to mental health care

‘I fear the long-term effects’: Before his death, a nurse warned of the pandemic’s toll on health care workers

Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short

Penelope, a fictional pig, taught me how to talk with my patients about their fractured sleep

As mental health tech heats up, startups in the space are making more exits

Mental health tech startups have ideas. Now, to build business, they need evidence

The White House’s response to Lander’s exit could determine whether science remains a factory for bullies

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