Mental Health

This mental problem may increase COVID-19 death risk

In a new study, researchers found that people who are addicted to drugs or other substances are more likely to get COVID-19. These people also...

Loneliness highest in the 20s and lowest in the 60s, study finds

Loneliness is a prevalent and serious public health problem impacting health, well-being and longevity. In a new study, researchers examined the psychological and environmental factors...

This single brain region links depression, anxiety, and heart disease

Over-activity in a single brain region called the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) underlies several key symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders, but an...

COVID-19 could trigger this mental disease, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that in many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience, their OCD, anxiety and depressive...

What’s obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

It’s common to worry about things like germs or to double check that the stove is turned off. But for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),...

This drug treatment could relieve major depression fast

In a new study, researchers found that two doses of the psychedelic substance psilocybin, given with supportive psychotherapy, produced rapid and large reductions in...

This mental problem could be an early marker of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that delirium accompanied by a fever could be an early symptom of COVID-19. The finding highlights the fact that...

Where you get depression care matters, study finds

In the United States, more than half of people living with a mental health disorder do not receive treatment, according to the National Institute...

Why scary movies are helping some people cope with the pandemic

If you’re dealing with anxiety in 2020, could watching a horror movie make you feel better? University of Chicago graduate student Coltan Scrivner says the...

26 things you can do to go through this pandemic

Living through historic times isn’t easy. And with major world and national events coming at us fast, you might be feeling helpless or distressed because...