How To Deal With 'Election Anxiety'
A lot of Americans say they're feeling anxious before Tuesday's election. Stanford University psychiatry professor Keith Humphreys talks about how to cope before and after the votes are cast.
Mental Health
Teen Night Owls Struggle To Learn And Control Emotions At School
Findings provide new evidence pushing back school start times, to let adolescents sleep and wake up when it's more natural, researchers say. It's going to bed late that creates problems.
More Children Are Being Poisoned By Prescription Opioids
Whether it's toddlers mistaking pills for candy or teenagers taking opioids on purpose, the huge rise in access to opioid painkillers has led to more children being poisoned and hospitalized.
Federal Panel Calls For Stricter Enforcement Of Mental Health Care Parity Law
Since a federal parity law was enacted in 2008, health insurers and employers have made progress toward improving coverage for mental health and substance abuse. But enforcement has been lax.
Can Poverty Lead To Mental Illness?
That's a question that is fairly new to science. Researchers are now looking at the possible links.
Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online?
The kids look so darned cute in that photo, it's hard not to post it online for all to see. But there are privacy risks to sharing children's images, and children often don't want the exposure.
Manic And Depressed, 'I Didn't Like Who I Was,' Says Comic Chris Gethard
Gethard tells stories of hitting rock bottom in his new one-man off-Broadway show, which is billed as a comedy about "suicide, depression, alcoholism and all the other funniest parts of life."
Can Mental Illness Be Prevented In The Womb?
Researchers are exploring changes in prenatal nutrition to lower risks for future mental disorders. The work is preliminary, but there is ample precedent for maternal diet affecting children's health.
Breathing Less Oxygen Reduces Jet Lag, At Least In Mice
Jet lag and shift work impose painful changes on the body's circadian rhythms. Adjusting oxygen consumption might help, researchers say. But don't hold your breath; it's only been tested in mice.
Don't Look Now! How Your Devices Hurt Your Productivity
Our tendency to respond immediately to email and texts gets in the way of high-level thinking, a neuroscientist says. Want to be more productive at work? Turn off most tech, at least part of the day.