Mental Health

If our generation looked more closely at religious communities—inclusive, loving ones—we might be surprised by the care that we'd find there, no strings attached.

A new study finds that counties with more forest and shrub land spend less per person on Medicare than those dominated by agriculture or urban vegetation.

The Kwe Pack has a simple but radical mission: to improve indigenous health in mind and body by encouraging women to sign on for long-distance runs.

A new report highlights gross inequities in health coverage for grad students—and a lack of access to mental-health resources more generally.

Advocates have raised concerns that this approach can stigmatize people with mental illness as if they're inherently violent.

Women with lower socioeconomic status are among those at a higher risk for developing postpartum depression—and the new treatment is estimated to cost $34,000 per patient.

Whites were twice as likely to sympathize with violent protests and/or terrorist acts as native Pakistanis.

Scientists have studied the potential for ketamine to treat severe depression for years, but this is the first time the FDA has indicated its use as an antidepressant.

A new study from the Pew Research Center shows 70 percent of teens see depression and anxiety as a major problem among their peers.

The Supreme Court denied Domineque Ray's request to have his Muslim imam in the room during his lethal injection, raising questions of religious discrimination. But his trial and death sentence were an uphill battle from the start.

It's time to end the boot-camp approach to grad school.

New research finds kids are more likely to kill themselves if they live in states with high rates of gun ownership.

Particularly that of the country's most marginalized groups.

New CDC data suggests suicide is becoming more commonplace in America.

A new study shows that exposure to police violence is linked with negative mental-health outcomes.

After the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, here's what research can tell us about the tragedy's effects on mental health.

As temperatures rise, mental health often declines, but researchers still don't know why.

A growing body of research suggests our food choices are guided by hidden biases.

With suicide rising among undiagnosed American depressives, I recognized it was time to admit I needed help.

Research shows that the trauma of sexual assault lingers for victims, and ruminating over the memory of an assault could re-traumatize survivors.

But as with so many social issues, the liberal-conservative divide has grown wider over time.

Studies have found that people who lack access to water often suffer from emotional distress.

States are struggling to both recruit and retain teachers.

The consequences of family separation will likely be lifelong. What we are seeing now is only the beginning.