Our society is in a mental health crisis. Are psychedelics the way out?

If your inner voice is cruel, try these steps to reclaim your mind.

A real-life nightmare.

Fathers’ brains adjust their structure and function to parenthood.

Eyes with lower pigment (blue or grey eyes) don’t need to absorb as much light as brown or dark eyes before this information reaches the retinal cells. This might provide light-eyed people with some resilience to SAD.

In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.

The real risks of psychedelics, explained by a Johns Hopkins expert.

Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.

Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.

The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.

"Downward counterfactual thinking" — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.

Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.

Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.

Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.

When your passion becomes your day job, sometimes the day job becomes a chore.

A new study concludes that eating more carbohydrates reduces a person's risk of major depressive disorder.

The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.

To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.

Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.

A long-maligned treatment outperforms the trendy one.

A technique called targeted memory reactivation could improve common treatments for nightmare disorder.

Psychedelic medicines are surging in popularity. Here’s how they work.

Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?

When other treatments fail, this radical surgery could help.

There are 38 kinds of secrets. The average person has 13 at any given moment. Michael Slepian explains how that can affect your health.

How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker? 

Would you really want that, anyway?

The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.

Does donating relieve that anxiety? Or make it worse?

The same brain differences that contribute to left-handedness also contribute to psychotic disorders. But there's a bright side.