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 

Aristotle may well have had an eye on the future when he called man a “social animal,” and elaborated that a man living without common societal bonds is, “either a beast or a god.” I would imagine today’s technological capabilities 

The drive to be perfect in body, mind and career among today’s youth has significantly increased compared to prior generations, which may be taking a toll on young people’s mental health, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that frequently presents in childhood, and, like many pediatric mental health issues, is misunderstood, underreported, and misdiagnosed. In children, it may be particularly easy to dismiss the hallmark behaviors of OCD 

 “At first, Mia came to me all smiley-faced wanting to be my friend. I welcomed her into my lonely world, and everything was good…until she got too comfortable. Now, I feel trapped in a dark room and my only friend,