First Opinion By Steven C. Schlozman Hopelessness around youth mental health is creating a ‘nihilistic contagion’
Health By Olivia Goldhill Psychedelic medicine group investigating a board member accused of financial elder abuse
Health Tech By Mario Aguilar The FDA eased rules for mental health apps during the pandemic. Now companies are bracing for it to tighten the reins
First Opinion By Amanda Joy Calhoun Beyond awareness: The medical system needs to deeply reform its care of people with autism
First Opinion By Rachel Burr Gerrard There’s no autism epidemic. But there is an autism diagnosis epidemic
Health By Olivia Goldhill Largest psilocybin trial finds the psychedelic is effective in treating serious depression
Health By Elizabeth Cooney Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder
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
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 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
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 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 The White House’s response to Lander’s exit could determine whether science remains a factory for bullies