mental health

Health By Erin Brodwin

First-of-its-kind study pits psilocybin against a common antidepressant

First Opinion By Yotam Dagan

Beware the ‘last mile, first smile’ syndrome when we near the end of the Covid-19 pandemic

Health By Rebecca Sohn

On a limb: Despite resistance, a group of researchers is investigating the possibility of a new mental health disorder

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: Kara Zivin on seeing her own struggles during pregnancy reflected in Meghan Markle’s

Off the Charts By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

‘Motherhood in medicine’: Returning from parental leave was hard. Covid made it worse

First Opinion By Kara Zivin

Meghan Markle gave voice to the despair I once felt during pregnancy

Health By Andrew Joseph

Virtual Event: The pandemic’s toll on mental health

First Opinion By Jennifer Olsen

Caregivers are missing from the long Covid conversation

Health Tech By Mario Aguilar

Soaring mental health unicorns race to meet employer needs

First Opinion By Margarita Alegría

Youths of color are our future. Investing in their mental health must be taken seriously

First Opinion By Lloyd I. Sederer

A buddy system can help doctors and nurses weather the Covid-19 maelstrom

First Opinion By David Mou and Thomas R. Insel

Startups should focus on innovations that truly improve mental health

Health Tech By Mario Aguilar

Talkspace to go public in $1.4 billion deal

Health By Roger Rapoport

‘A supreme form of advocacy’: When finding a psychiatric bed seems impossible, one state’s patients have a partner

Health By Gabrielle Glaser

For people with OCD — and fearful of germs — the pandemic is upending years of therapy

Health By Roger Rapoport

‘Every day is an emergency’: The pandemic is worsening psychiatric bed shortages nationwide

Don't Miss By Alissa Ambrose

STAT’s most memorable photos of 2020

Health By Todd S. Purdum

Drive-by burials and FaceTime farewells: Grief in the Covid era will weigh on the American psyche for years to come

First Opinion By Payal Marathe and Ravi N. Shah

The mental health dilemma: If technology is the problem, can it also be the solution?

Biotech By Damian Garde and Adam Feuerstein

In major bet, Biogen pays $1.5 billion for rights to a once-failed treatment for depression

First Opinion By Roy Perlis, Matthew A. Baum, and Katherine Ognyanova

Glaring omission from Biden’s Covid-19 task force: mental health expertise

First Opinion By Kacie Kidd and Gina Sequeira

Laws to ban gender-affirming care could increase youth suicides, parents fear

First Opinion By Darrell Steinberg and Patrick J. Kennedy

New California law should serve as a national model for mental health care reform

First Opinion By Stephen Soumerai and Ross Koppel

Nonfinancial conflicts of interest can threaten public health: the case of FDA antidepressant warnings and youth suicides