“ADHD Is Different for Women”

“Dr. Ellen Littman, author of Understanding Girls with ADHD, has studied high IQ adults and adolescents with the disorder for more than 25 years. She attributes the under-diagnosis of girls and women — it is estimated that there are around 4 million who are not diagnosed, or…

“The Silicon Valley Suicides”

“While reporting this story, I came to understand quite a lot about academic stress and adolescent misery, and about my own parenting, and about how urgent it is for parents and educators to question their own good intentions. But the link between teenage alienation and the…

“The science behind commonly used anti-depressants appears to be backwards, researchers say”

“The low-serotonin theory is the basis for commonly prescribed serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) anti-depressant medications which keep the neurotransmitter’s levels…

“Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Have Altered Stress Hormones “

“Rachel Yehuda, a researcher in the growing field of epigenetics and the intergenerational effects of trauma, and her colleagues have long studied mass trauma survivors and their offspring. Their latest results…

“How I Learned To Be OK With Feeling Sad”

“Pre-therapy, this is the only thing I was ever taught, implicitly and explicitly, about sadness: It is bad.

You do not want it. If you’ve got it, you should definitely try to get rid of it, fast as possible. Whatever you do, don’t…

“ASMR, explained: Why millions of people are watching YouTube videos of someone whispering”

“This is the world of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response)…

ASMR is the term for the sensation people get when they watch stimulating videos…

“The Six “Caring Words” that Block Intimacy”

“a common type of misguided empathy is too quickly saying, “I know just how you feel.” And off you go with a story of your own.

The desire to “totally relate” to what another person is going through arises from good…

“A Road to Mental Health Through the Kitchen”

“Psychologists say cooking and baking are pursuits that fit a type of therapy known as behavioral activation. The goal is to alleviate depression by boosting positive activity, increasing goal-oriented behavior and curbing procrastination and…

“This Is What Depression Really Looks Like”

“people experiencing depression, anxiety, and many other mental illnesses often look exactly like somebody who isn’t, as we found when we gathered stories and pictures from times when people have been suffering these conditions”

“Why animals eat psychoactive plants”

“Two months before, the professor had planted a powerful hallucinogen called silver morning glory in the pen. The mongooses had all tried it, but they didn’t seem to like it: they stumbled around disoriented for a few hours and had stayed away from it ever since…