‘Getting back to work changed my life after psychosis’
Girl, 16, honours mum with ‘beacon of hope’ bench A 16‑year‑old girl whose mother took her own life…
Dear Annie: ‘OCD’ isn’t a joke, nor a term to be applied casually
Dear Annie: I wanted to thank you for cautioning “My OCD Nightmare” about their casual use of the…
Public invited to comment on children’s mental health services
The public has been asked to comment on the first national standards for children’s mental health services, describing…
EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’
EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of…
Six signs you’re in the chronic stress danger zone
During high stress, the hippocampus (the part of the brain that creates and retrieves memory) and the pre-frontal…
Bryce Harper video to FanDuel user with gambling addiction under review by Pennsylvania officials
Addiction fears grow as sports betting booms among young men Gen Z journalist Eli Thompson and recovered gambling…
The word hikikomori was coined by Japanese psychiatrist Tamaki Saito in the late 1990s to describe young people who withdraw completely from society, and he estimated even then that over a million were shut in their rooms across Japan.
Tamaki Saito was a psychiatrist in the late 1990s when he began seeing the same case walk through…
Miniatures make a comeback as young people seek to relieve stress
Life is uncertain. But there is one place where all is serene and predictable – the world of…
Social media likes affect people with depression differently
People with depression get a bigger behavioral nudge from the likes they collect on social media than other…
Youth counselor in Rishon LeZion finds severed head near highway
A youth counselor discovered a severed head while scouting ahead of an activity in the Holot area in…
‘My hoarding disorder led to homelessness’
Leslie Midwinter is not the stereotypical image of an extreme hoarder. Much of what he collected, he said,…
Could Vagus Nerve Stimulation Help Manage Major Depressive Disorder?
Major depressive disorder has been making headlines recently, but many of us don’t actually know much about the…