mental health

Dr. Joshua Weiner says sleep, nutrition and exercise are vital for good mental health but that many teens aren’t doing great in these areas. He also says many are receiving prescriptions from pediatricians, who might not be educating them on proper use, rather than child psychiatrists.

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea whose roots go back hundreds of years to ceremonial use by Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest.

A new program from Veterans Affairs aims to alleviate the financial barrier veterans face for emergency mental health care.News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Demand for mental health services is at an all-time high – especially for young people – but doctors are often overwhelmed trying to keep up with the need. News4’s Eun Yang spoke with a physician about the free online tools she recommends to help children and teens cope.

A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics looked at the impact of digital devices on nearly 30,000 kids during the pandemic. One local doctor has advice on how to manage your child’s screen time.

Kids are spending more time on cellphones, tablets and computers than ever. News4’s Shawn Yancy speaks with Dr. Asha Patton-Smith about how to reduce your family’s screen time.

Diet is just as important as sleep and exercise when it comes to improving your mental health. News4’s Eun Yang talks with psychiatrist Joshua Weiner.

Harvard brain expert Christopher Palmer spent 27 years studying the connections between our physical health and brain health. To keep his brain and body energized, here are six things he never does.

Millions of Millennials and Gen Z feel anxiety, dread, or grief about the accelerating effects of climate change. However, there are tools which might help you cope with those difficult emotions.

Seasonal Affective Disorder affects countless Americans every year, but how many actually know what it is? Dr. Kelly Rohan and Dr. Norman Rosenthal explain the disorder, and how to treat it.

Faith leaders in Northern Virginia are urging lawmakers to invest more heavily in the state’s mental health system, citing a mental health crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northern Virginia faith leaders gathered Sunday to urge officials to increase funding for crisis receiving centers. They say COVID-19 exacerbated the mental health crisis.

It is the latest cluster of Navy suicides this year to spark concerns of a fleetwide mental health crisis.

There is a dire shortage of psychiatric care for adolescents that has led to conflict and crime in a Westchester County town. And while residents demand a solution, the teens meanwhile are being denied the help they so desperately need, putting them at risk of hurting themselves — or others.

Gaslighters are often self-involved, which makes it hard for them to be self-aware. Here are three signs your partner might be the gaslighting type.

If your family Thanksgiving feels more like a figurative cage match, there are ways to steady yourself before arriving and self-soothe at the dinner table.

Among 18 of the country’s largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in fall 2019, according to an analysis by Chalkbeat. As a result, many school mental health professionals have caseloads that far exceed recommended limits, according to experts and advocates, and students must wait for urgently needed help.

Police awoke Indiana State athletic director Sherard Clinksdale early on Aug. 21 with tragic news. Two of the university’s football players, and another student, had died in a car accident. Clinksdale immediately began devising a plan to console and support the teammates and friends of the deceased teenagers. “There is no playbook for something like this,” Clinksdale said. But those…

While the 30-year-old superstar has been open about her major health crises in the past—diagnoses for both lupus and bipolar disorder—Selena has never been more vulnerable than she is in the movie, which premieres Nov. 4.

The 21-year-old TikToker shared her diagnosis with her fans on her social media.