As an eighth grader in Dunwoody, Georgia, I remember a 13-year-old football player plopping into his seat, scanning the room and loudly announcing, “Ugh, there aren’t any hot girls in […]
Social media gets a lot of blame for kids' poor mental health – including in Jonathan Haidt's new book. Does the evidence support the contention? And two big reasons it's hard to find a therapist.
War isn’t only about bombs, bullets and deaths on the battlefield. It is also about people away from the fighting, struggling to maintain a modicum of normalcy and hope in their daily lives.
The Surgeon General calls for immediate action on social media dangers for kids The grief of parenting without our own parents. Millennial dads stop up to the plate. And more.
The APA offers guidance for parents on their kids’ social media use. Good news and bad on psychedelics. And what’s behind the mysterious “gender well-being gap”?
Tweens have a bad rep, but it's not their fault: Here's how to get closer. Plus: Dr. Greenberg on talking with a relative or friend about suicide, checking how your own stress and anxiety is affecting your kids, writing away heartache, and more.
A chorus of Adderall users say their ADHD meds no longer work. In Florida, 100 children a day are being detained for psychiatric evaluations. And beware of genetic tests that are supposed to identify the best antidepressant for you.
Teen girls are facing alarming rates of violence and trauma, a new federal study shows. More parent litigation against social media companies. Ten popular movies that teach truly awful parenting and discipline lessons. And more.
A David vs. Goliath lawsuit seeks to hold social media giants accountable for the youth mental health crisis. Public defenders at a breaking point. Update on the Maternal Mental Health Hotline. And more.
Author and physician Gabor Maté urges people to abandon the myth of 'normal.' California passes a landmark bill to protect children online. New questions about melatonin. Plus: 10-minute breaks at work improve productivity and mental health.
Drug dealers are using social media channels to market fentanyl-laced knockoff pills. A bipartisan effort to improve mental health services. The growing push to write prescriptions for people to get out in nature.
New research suggests stigma is easing toward people with mental health conditions. Facebook content moderators in Africa say the company treats them callously, with little support for their mental health. And a plea for for helicopter parents to stop the whirling.
The great country music star Naomi Judd, who suffered from treatment-resistant depression, was a powerful mental health advocate. Also in this issue:: Los Angeles' botched plan to provide shelter for people in homeless encampments, mental health apps with privacy issues, and more,
Narcissism is breaking out on TikTok and other social media channels (think: billions of views). A bipartisan bill proposed in Congress could help build a comprehensive crisis care system around the coming 988 mental health hotline.
Narcissism as a topic is breaking out on TikTok with billions of page views. The NarcTok community is teeming with therapists and "healers" of all kinds, along with self-identified survivors.
A new paper investigates the accuracy and uptake of TikTok videos about ADHD. Spoiler alert: accuracy is low, uptake is, well, viral. We also look at AI-based linguistic tools to measure thought disorder and – who knew? – the relationship of birth spacing to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
New bill in Congress seeks to rein in social media companies and protect children. Kids mental health emergency visits are on the rise. New insights emerge on the benefits of exercise for mental wellness.
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