Mental Health
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Is Depression Overdiagnosed?
Labeling all mood dysregulation as “depression” may interfere with effective treatment. Consider this a more nuanced approach.
Raising Awareness on World Mental Health Day
This year’s theme highlights the need for universal access to resources. Discover what you can do to support your own and others’ mental well-being.
Feats of Greatness
Experience Life editor Jamie Martin on emotional agility and mental well-being.
Feed Your Mind
Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD, author of 50 Shades of Kale, is all about eating to fuel your brain — and your happiness.
How to Deal With Rejection
Fear of rejection can keep us from living life fully, but there are graceful ways to handle the sting.
Building Mental Health Through Nutrition
Of all the calories we eat each day, 20 percent are used by our brains — so it’s no wonder there’s such a strong connection between our nutritional habits and mental-health status. Drew Ramsey, MD, psychiatrist, author, and mental-health advocate, joins us to explain this relationship and teach us about the food choices that best support our brains and mental well-being.
The Nature Cure
Discover nine ways that being in nature can help ease depression and hypertension and improve resiliency and immunity.
PTSD Coaching
The Department of Veteran Affairs has developed several apps to help veterans cope with trauma — but they’re available to everyone.
The Downside of Optimism
The power of positive thinking is undeniable, but insisting on always maintaining a sunny disposition can also have a dark side. Our experts share advice for taking the bad with the good.
Can Microdosing Help Mental Health?
Some health providers are using psychedelics to help treat depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
How Fitness Can Improve Your Brain and Mental Health
Moving your body can help you sharpen your focus, improve your mood, and more.
Dean Barnard’s Success Story
In recommitting to his faith, family, friends, and fitness, one man rediscovers a long-lost passion and reconnects with his purpose.
Amino Acids for Anxiety
These three supplements can help settle the nervous system and calm a worried mind.
Sharpen Your Senses With Comparative Appreciation
Here’s how to elevate your senses, enhance your awareness, and increase your pleasure in living by engaging in comparative appreciation .
The Emotional Impact of Miscarriage
Coping with the loss of a pregnancy can take a toll on both a person and a relationship. Here’s why — and what to do about it.
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Youth Depression?
Sleep disorders, gastrointestinal infections, and a higher risk of premature death are just some of the possible effects, according to a recent study.
Can Aromatherapy Help With Anxiety?
Essential oils and aromatherapy can support mental and emotional health in many ways, says our columnist Henry Emmons, MD.
Building Mental Resilience: 4 Solution-Focused Exercises
Learn how to focus on solutions rather than problems in Part Three of this three-part series.
Building Mental Resilience: 5 Thought-Shifting Exercises
Learn how to control your inner conversation and maintain a steady mental state in Part Two of this three-part series.
Why Being Around Water Is So Good for Our Psyches
A marine biologist on why water calms our brains.
Making Peace With My Body
Through ongoing therapy and joyful movement, Casey Urban shares her journey of self-love and body acceptance after an eating disorder.




















