Mental Health

Use Scent to Improve Your Mood
Wellness

Use Scent to Improve Your Mood

Rachel Herz, PhD | July 1, 2024

Scent has a direct connection to our emotions because odor, emotion and memory all are processed in the brain’s limbic…

Is Your Loved One’s ­Depression Getting Worse?
Mental Health

Is Your Loved One’s ­Depression Getting Worse?

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | July 1, 2024

You’ve done your best to help your partner manage her ­ongoing severe depression—encouraging her to enjoy activities…supporting her treatment…taking her…

Selecting Mental Health Services
Mental Health

Selecting Mental Health Services

Charles B. Inlander | June 26, 2024

The demand for mental health services has exploded over the past few years. Blame it, in part, on the COVID…

Endless Grief
Mental Health

Endless Grief

Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD | June 11, 2024

Grieving after the loss of a loved one doesn’t necessarily follow a set timetable. But even so, you may feel…

How to Feel Your Feelings
Mental Health

How to Feel Your Feelings

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | June 10, 2024

These days it’s well known that emotions and the stress they cause play a significant role in health. However, despite…

Medical Emergency Aftermath
Mental Health

Medical Emergency Aftermath

Lawson Wulsin, MD | April 17, 2024

When you’re faced with a sudden serious medical situation, it’s normal to feel panicked. In most cases, you have no…

A New Reason to Stop and Smell the Roses
Mental Health

A New Reason to Stop and Smell the Roses

Chris Iliades, MD | April 3, 2024

There was a time in the evolution of humans when a powerful sense of smell was an important survival skill.…

Fighting Back Against Loneliness
Mental Health

Fighting Back Against Loneliness

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD | March 22, 2024

Feeling lonely? Well, you’re not alone. Nearly three in five Americans feel lonely, and only 39% of us feel very…

The Rising Risk of Suicide
Mental Health

The Rising Risk of Suicide

Dan ­Reidenberg, PsyD, FAPA | March 8, 2024

Suicide rates have reached an all-time high, and rates among seniors are rising faster than any other group—particularly among men.…

What Is Mindfulness?
Wellness

What Is Mindfulness?

Derek Burnett | February 17, 2024

Mindfulness is keeping your conscious mind focused in the present. A deceptively simple idea that helps to reduce your stress and enhance your focus.

You Can Think Your Way to Better Health
Mental Health

You Can Think Your Way to Better Health

Ellen Langer, PhD | February 17, 2024

Early in her career, Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, PhD, asked a group of men in their 70s to travel back…

Nervousness and Natural Remedies for Anxiety
Anxiety

Nervousness and Natural Remedies for Anxiety

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | January 26, 2024

Nervousness is something we all experience whether it’s before a big presentation, or talking to someone we like. Natural remedies can help.

How to Deal with Depression and Anxiety without Medication
Mental Health

How to Deal with Depression and Anxiety without Medication

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | January 22, 2024

Depression and anxiety affect most people at some point, and these tips can help you when you’re feeling just a bit blue if the feeling persists seek out professional assistance.

Stress Can Help You Live Longer
Stress

Stress Can Help You Live Longer

Elissa Epel, PhD | December 21, 2023

Stress gets a bad rap. We’re often warned that stress is a killer, increasing our risk for heart disease, obesity,…

Finding the Mental Health Help You Need…When You Need It
Mental Health

Finding the Mental Health Help You Need…When You Need It

Ken Duckworth, MD | December 20, 2023

It is a sad fact—people struggling with mental health concerns often end up struggling to find a therapist to help…