The Case Against Empathy
In this interviewĀ forĀ Vox, Yale psychologist Paul BloomĀ provides a critical perspective on empathy and explains why empathy may be harmful in the long run.
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Is Mindfulness Meditation Good for Kids?
FromĀ Vox: Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly being introduced in schools and touted as helpful methods of reducing students' anxiety and attention problems. However, the research...
Who Names Diseases?
FromĀ Aeon: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued new guidelines requiring diseases to be named for generic descriptive terms, instead of regional or politically...
We Must Defeat the Tories for the Sake of Our Mental Health
FromĀ The Daily Mirror:Ā According to U.K. academics and mental health groups, five more years of Tory rule would greatly exacerbate people's mental health and cause...
A Standing Meditation for Self-Care
In this piece forĀ On Being, Sharon Salzberg discusses the importance of self-care and describes a meditation technique that can help increase self-love and self-compassion.
New Podcast – is it Really Mental Illness?
From theĀ University of Liverpool News: In a new podcast, Dr. Peter Kinderman, the vice-president of the British Psychological Society, argues that emotional distress is...
The Virtues of Boredom
FromĀ The Atlantic: Like loneliness, boredom is an emotion that almost everyone feels, but almost no one talks about. Boredom may be useful in revealing...
One in Five Truck Drivers Experience Mental Health Issues
FromĀ ABC News: According to the Transport Workers' Union, one in five truck drivers report having experienced mental health issues due to the economic pressures...
Racism Linked to Poor Health Outcomes in Children
New study finds children who have been exposed to discrimination show higher likelihood of anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
Food Insecurity Linked to Mental Health Globally
Global analysis of 149 countries finds food insecurity is associated with poorer mental health.
If Money can Make you Happy, can Debt Make you Sad?
FromĀ Aeon: WhileĀ research shows that having financial resources contributes to our happiness and satisfaction, borrowing money and being in debt add to our dissatisfaction and...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Seven Things to be Aware of
In this piece forĀ Truthout, Noel Hunter lists seven facts it is important to be cognizant of during Mental Health Awareness Month, from the influence...
Why Social Media can Never Fill the Void in our Depressing Lives
FromĀ VICE: According to Marcus Gilroy-Ware, author ofĀ Filling the Void: Emotion, Capitalism & Social Media, society's widespread use ofĀ social media stems from and is exploited...
The Link Between Opioids and Unemployment
FromĀ The Atlantic: A recent study found that increases in unemployment rates are associated with increased opioid overdoses and emergency room visits.
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America’s New ‘Anxiety’ Disorder
In this piece forĀ The New York Times Magazine, Nitsuh Abebe chronicles America's long history with anxiety, and the ways that America's collective societal anxiety...
Can a Difficult Childhood Enhance Cognition?
FromĀ The Atlantic: Over the past few decades, numerous studies have documented the negative impacts ofĀ childhood adversity, indicating a correlation betweenĀ growing up in an unstable...
The White-Mortality Crisis Shows the Impact of Distress
FromĀ Science of Us: A recent study found that working-class white Americans are dying in middle age at a faster rate than minority groups, and...
Is Mental Illness Real?
FromĀ The Guardian: Conceptualizing emotional distress or suffering as the result of a biological, genetic illness may be stigmatizing and inaccurate, and may lead to...
Study Shows Link Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health
FromĀ Medical Xpress: A recent study conducted in the northwestern region of Ghana, Africa shows elevated levels of mental distress among heads of households in...
Economic Stress as a Driver of Global Depression and Suicide
FromĀ Truthout: According to the World Health Organization, poverty and unemployment are leading causes of depression and suicide. Still, recommended solutions for depression tend to...
Depression: Let’s Talk About how we Address Mental Health
From the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: United Nations Special Rapporteur Dainius PÅ«rasĀ calls for our global community to rethink...
United Nations Statement Criticizes Medicalization of Depression on World Health Day
"There is a need of a shift in investments in mental health, from focusing on 'chemical imbalances' to focusing on 'power imbalances' and inequalities"
Mental Illness Isn’t the Only Reason for Suicide
FromĀ The Age:Ā Most public discussion and media portrayals of suicide assume that suicide is solely the result of mental illness such as depression and anxiety....
Precarious Jobs Scar Employees’ Mental Health: Survey
From theĀ Toronto Star:Ā According to a new survey of more than 4,000 workers by the Ontario Federation of Labor, precarious jobs can have a significant...
Study Connects Environmental Risk Factors and Psychosis
A meta-analysis of known risk factors for psychosis finds elevated risk with the presence of childhood trauma, adverse life events, and affective dysfunction.
