mental health

“When we’re doomscrolling, we’re kind of looking for the resolution to the issue. Read some more posts. Read some more articles. If I get more information, then maybe I’ll understand the problem,” Price says, describing the doomscrolling…

Over the next six to eight months, Pearson’s OCD symptoms decreased significantly, and her brain activity triggered the stimulation less often. She told her doctors that before, she was sometimes spending eight hours a day performing…

A few years ago, I was sitting with my friends from high school one night when the topic of our tracked screen time came up. Unlike me, they both have full-time jobs that have nothing to do with the internet. They barely use social media…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. How much do you consider mental health in your overall well-being? Many business owners sacrifice their own emotional stability and personal satisfaction for…

This June, Akili released EndeavorOTC, an “over-the-counter” version of the game for adults. It uses the same FDA-approved technology under the hood, but isn’t yet authorized by the agency (although Akili announced last week that they’re…

Next, Parker wondered how general this effect is. Most antipsychotics developed over the past 70 years stick to dopamine receptors, but a new generation binds to other sites, like acetylcholine receptors. Might these new drugs still be…

About one in eight women in the United States experiences postpartum depression after giving birth. Soon, there may finally be a convenient, fast-acting medication to treat it—if the Food and Drug Administration gives it the green…

One of my assignments in my third year of medical school was to ask a clinic patient if I could visit him at home. The point of the exercise (slightly smug, like many such efforts at teaching humility to future doctors) was to better…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I am seeing a growing number of my smaller clients canceling their health insurance plans. Why? Because for them — and others — there's a better option.It's no…

As he sat down across from me, my patient had a rueful expression on his face.“I had a date,” he announced. “It didn’t go well.”That wasn’t unusual for this patient. For years, he’d shared tales of romantic hopes dashed. But before I…