A Long WayAs Corporate Mental Health Programs Gain Popularity, Navigating Individual Struggles at Work Still Difficult Stigma and productivity concerns keep conversations between employers and employees about individual mental health out of reach. By Anubhuti Matta
Don't Hold Me DownStigma Against Addicts in Recovery Slows Down Their Progress: Study By withholding jobs, housing, and social interactions, society often hinders the path to recovery for addicts. By Rajvi Desai
Five More MinutesTo Nap or Not to Nap? That Is the Question Research says when you nap, and for how long, often determines how rested you feel after. By Rajvi Desai
The Living DeadSouth Korean Fake Funerals Show Thinking About Death Can Make Living Life Better Studies show facing the nothingness of death makes people value the fullness of life. By Rajvi Desai
Birds of a CortexPeople With Mood Disorders Share Same Neural Abnormalities as Those With Anxiety Disorders: Study These abnormalities occur in the brain region controlling emotions, which explains why those with mood and anxiety disorders cannot control what they feel. By Aditi Murti
Elusive As SmokeCan Cannabis Products Help Mental Health Disorders? Evidence Is Inconclusive, Review Finds Researchers warn the cult mental health following behind cannabis products doesn't justify its clinical use. By Liesl Goecker
All Talk And No SexLooksmax, Redpill, Femoid: Dissecting Incel Language and Ideology Incel culture is hideous, but it's also a reflection of the ugliest part of our mainstream beliefs. By Rajvi Desai
Shining A LightThe Small, But Surprising, Link Between Suicide and Sunlight In many parts of the world, suicides increase during the sunniest months. By Liesl Goecker
Get Off My BackWeight‑Shaming Pregnant Women Affects Their Mental and Physical Well‑Being Pregnant and postpartum women experiencing weight-related stigma are at risk for depressive symptoms, unhealthy eating behaviors, and stress. By Anubhuti Matta
Pass It OnStudy: The Likelihood of Developing PTSD Following Trauma Is Partly Determined by Genetics In the largest and most diverse genetic study of PTSD to date, scientists have identified sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk factors for the psychiatric disorder. By Pallavi Prasad
ResolutionGender‑Affirming Surgery Improves Mental Health for Transgender Folk, Study Confirms In the 10 years after undergoing surgery, the likelihood a transgender person continued to need mental health care dropped by 8% annually. By Liesl Goecker
I Heard ThatSchizophrenic Auditory Hallucinations Linked to a Brain Malfunction That Begins In‑Utero The inability to accurately process sound frequencies usually presents in adolescence. By Aditi Murti
You Calm DownPeople With Anxiety Sometimes Choose Worrying Over Relaxing as a Coping Mechanism It helps them avoid the letdown they might face should something bad happen, says a new study. By Pallavi Prasad
Invisible and RealMumbai‑Based Mental Health Professionals Combat Stigma, Misinformation By Offering Discounted Services Practitioners say Indians who can afford mental health care know it can help -- but preconceived notions keep them from investing at full price. By Aditi Murti
Breath RowA Day’s Exposure to Toxic Air Can Worsen Children’s Psychiatric Disorders This is the first study to link daily outdoor air pollution to increased symptoms of anxiety, suicidal behavior in children. By Pallavi Prasad
Fear FactorUnderstanding Phobias: What They Are and Why They Happen Phobias develop either due to genetics, unpleasant past experiences, or because a part of the brain malfunctions. By Anubhuti Matta
Hand In HandWomen Who Face Sexism Are Three Times More Likely to Suffer from Poor Mental Health Repeated exposure to sexism causes stress, ultimately leading to deterioration of one's mental state, researchers say. By Anubhuti Matta
Hung UpWhat It’s Like to Live With: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder "I almost missed my brother’s thread ceremony because I sat in my room rearranging the whole wardrobe after I got ready." By Anubhuti Matta
