#mental health

According to a national poll by NPR and Ipsos this July, 82% of K-12 teachers were concerned about returning to the classroom.

A recent study analyzed smoking’s ties to substance use and mental, psychological and general health in sexual minority men and trans women.

She once contemplated suicide but credits her daughter with helping to dispel dark thoughts during her lowest moments.

The former first lady disclosed that she periodically suffers from depression.

Negative thinkers, age 55 and older, are more likely to experience declines in cognition and memory.

Experts suggest that depression, anxiety and PTSD may be better treated with fixes to social problems instead of drugs.

The greatest increase in such visits was among girls ages 15 to 17, mostly related to substance use and self-harm.

The med addresses the difficulty feeling pleasure and other emotions that characterize this mental disorder.

Experts found that Americans filled more prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety and anti-insomnia drugs.

Children who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, depression and ADHD.

Until she was diagnosed with depression just 10 years ago, Michelle Williams couldn’t put a name to what she was feeling.

Involving parents in care could teach kids and families better communication skills and reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms.

Individuals with any mental health disorder are 25% less likely to get screened.