Featured series 
Tag: Mental Health
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Health
How exactly does ketamine work? New research offers insight.
Anesthetic growing in popularity as game-changing therapy for severe, treatment-resistant depression
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Health
Now that we have new ‘miracle’ diet drugs, what’s the point of exercising?
Experts say weight loss isn’t at top of list of health, longevity gains that come from activities like walking, hitting gym
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Health
Death, destruction — and trauma — of L.A. wildfires
Psychiatric epidemiologist discusses mental health toll from displacement and loss, the path forward for victims
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Health
Aha moment in psych class clarifies childhood mystery
Inspires Susan Kuo’s research probing role of genetics in schizophrenia, autism
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Science & Tech
Can people change?
One thing is certain in the new year — we’ll evolve, with or without resolutions. In podcast, experts consider our responsibility.
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Health
Why be kind? You might live longer.
Take our research-based quiz on biological benefits of being good
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Health
Rapid relief for the severely depressed? There’s a catch.
Ketamine carries risks, say researchers. Yet for some patients, it’s ‘the only thing that works.’
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Nation & World
Are optimists the realists?
Humanity is doing better than ever yet it often doesn’t seem that way. In podcast, experts make the case for fact-based hope.
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Nation & World
Your side might lose. But you don’t have to lose your mind.
Political engagement is healthy. Doomscrolling? Not so much.
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Health
How to fight depression? Faster.
Hope flags when medications fail, isolating and endangering patients. Backed by a major grant, 2 Harvard scientists are focused on reducing the distance between diagnosis and recovery.
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Nation & World
Taking the phones out of school
Experts discuss growing movement to restrict devices in class
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Health
Suicide among female doctors gets a closer look
Epidemiologist discusses research, shrinking gap between rates of male, female physicians, what can be done
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Campus & Community
How to make social media, online life less of ‘dumpster fire’
A panel led by Berkman Klein Faculty Director Jonathan Zittrain discusses the mess of social networks and how to fix it.
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Health
High doses of Adderall may increase psychosis risk
Among those who take prescription amphetamines, 81% of cases of psychosis or mania could have been eliminated if they were not on the high dose, findings suggest
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Health
Soda is bad for you yet your body wants it. Why?
Psychiatrist explains why we crave junk food — and how to cultivate healthier eating habits
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Nation & World
The urgent message coming from boys
When we don’t listen, we all suffer, says psychologist whose new book is ‘Rebels with a Cause’
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Health
Loving your pup may be a many splendored thing
New research suggests having connection to your dog may lower depression, anxiety
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Health
Can we talk?
Study finds that conversation – even online – could be an effective strategy to help prevent cognitive decline and dementia
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Science & Tech
Getting ahead of dyslexia
Harvard lab’s research suggests at-risk kids can be identified before they ever struggle in school
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Science & Tech
Lifting a few with my chatbot
Sociologist Sherry Turkle warns against growing trend of turning to AI for companionship, counsel
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Nation & World
Why are we so divided? Zero-sum thinking is part of it.
Researchers examine who embraces mindset that one’s gain is another’s loss, and how that affects our politics — in sometimes surprising ways
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Health
How the already anxious avoided global spike in COVID anxiety
Psychological tools learned by those in treatment proved protective in high-stress event, study finds
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Science & Tech
Glimpse into how mind may affect healing
Study finds bruising fades faster in patients who are led to believe more time has passed than actually has
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Health
Do high-stress jobs put pregnancy at risk?
Study compared outcomes for expecting doctors, lawyers. One group fared worse.
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Health
What do we do with our loneliness?
‘Harvard Thinking’ looks at health crisis with experts Jeremy Nobel and Milena Batanova
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Health
Harvard researchers see genetic link between anorexia, early rising
Eating disorder may also play a role in insomnia
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Campus & Community
Getting some exercise, with a little help from friends — and app
CrimsonZip aims to get the community off the couch by helping people find others looking for a workout — or just a walk.
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Health
Mental health ills are rising. Do mood-tracking apps help?
Public health data specialist says they can raise patient awareness, but there are pitfalls.
