While it’s normal to feel some anxiety and nervousness around the exam period, there are signs a student may need extra support.
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School personnel in Detroit and community members in Flint reported concerns about teens experiencing mental health conditions.
The show presented itself as a crusade to protect children. But its appeal may have had as much to do with the pleasures of being able to play judge, jury and executioner from your living room couch.
While meditation has been shown to have health benefits, it may not always be the right practice for all people.
Calls to reduce the use of antidepressants highlight valid issues with long-term use and withdrawal, but blanket efforts to discourage their use overlooks why they are so widely prescribed.
Clear communication is the secret sauce to safe and effective treatment.
Why a shattered body and a racing mind so often arrive together at 2am – and what the science says can help.
The psychedelic treatment is moving through the FDA clinical trial process in Colorado and elsewhere.
This study shows peers are linked to mental health. But this doesn’t mean anxiety and depression are ‘contagious’.
Research shows acute psychological stress can rapidly alter blood clotting in healthy people.
Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
I’ve been researching the myriad triggers of travel anxiety, inspired by my own experience of Generalised Anxiety Disorder. These are my favourite tips.
Beta-blockers block the effects of adrenaline, which is released when you’re in fight or flight mode. But they’re best known as a heart drug.
Team sports like soccer or hockey can include situational pressures on specific positions such as goalies or anyone taking a penalty shot.
Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
If your child has ever dug their heels in on the morning of school athletics day, or refused to speak in front of the class, you’re not alone.
Ozempic-style drugs have been flagged as possible treatments for cancer, dementia, endo, addiction and more. An expert explains what the evidence really says.
While wearables provide reassurance for some people, for others they increase health anxiety.
Social media platforms are shaping how we collectively think about mental health, a new study shows.
Research shows athlete disclosures about their mental health can encourage people to seek help and talk honestly about mental illness. But heckling and backlash threaten that progress.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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