Callers reported anxiety and depression, suicidal tendencies, and substance abuse problems — among other things.

People who are abused often have an emotional attachment to their abusers that makes it difficult to escape harm.

The loss of motivation or ability to experience pleasure usually manifests as a symptom of mental health disorders, primarily depression.

The Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 mandates such coverage, but mental health continues to be neglected by insurance companies.

The experience actually stressed me out even more.

Or maybe we just learn to handle it better?

Think of it as hygiene for your mind.

An apple a day keeps the blues away.

The reward processing regions of some kids' brains are smaller.

A decline in infectious diseases opens up this dubious top spot.

You can be SAD when it's sunny.

Open up your brain and say 'Ah.'

Thinking outside the Western box.

Measurable changes in the brains of long-term depression patients open the possibility of more targeted treatment.

How does that square with most of women's anecdotal evidence to the contrary?

Stop worrying about your worrying. A new study from the University of Waterloo has found a surprising benefit of anxiety: better memory. That is, anxiety affects memory positively — as long as the anxiety stays at manageable levels. “People with 

Most women suffer from some form of mild “baby blues” after childbirth, but for those 10-15% of women who suffer from clinical post-partum depression, also known as postnatal depression, the impact on their early relationships with their babies is significant. 

For decades many people have claimed one of the many benefits of meditation is that it can change how we behave toward others and make us more compassionate. But now, a new review of research suggests meditation’s role in making us nicer