Emotional & Mental Health Articles

Why does extreme stress and anxiety cause some people to lose weight, while others pile on the pounds?

Transgender people are more visible than ever, but most of us know as much as Orange is the New Black had time to teach us. Let's get the skinny.

When we accept binary MtF and FtM trans people, there's a risk that their identities actually make us more comfortable than those of non-gender conforming cis gays and lesbians, and the specter of nonbinary trans people being "sorted" or erased.

China recently ended its policy of limiting most families to just one child. The decision will have important implications far beyond China, especially in the United States.

Suicide is an enormous health problem all over the world. Russian researchers have learned that our assumptions about the methods people will use to commit suicide are often incorrect.

Ibogaine and its use has been banned and deemed illegal in many countries around the world. So…what is all the fuss really about?

Grief is a very natural part of life, but also an immensely difficult one. How do you cope with a loss in a healthy way, and what grieving behaviors are best avoided?

"I will harm" is the terrifying translation of the word "nocebo" — the exact opposite of the placebo. Can treatments that shouldn't really have the potential to do much of anything kill you, as long as you believe they will?

One of the things you notice in nursing homes that have Alzheimer's floors and non-Alzheimer's floors is that the mere hint of a dementia diagnosis induces immediate compliance with orders. Management by fear isn't optimal. There are better ways.

Is mindfulness a meaningless buzzword, a practice that only appeals to people who are into pseudoscience, or something actually worth looking into?