DEPRESSION: Navigating Underwater

Stimulant drugs like Ritalin should be used judiciously in hyperactive children because they can have unpleasant side effects, say experts.

Expert Dr. Sarah Levitt discusses climate-related distress

As climate change reaches into more aspects of our lives, it's taking a toll on our mental health. And scientists across Canada are trying to learn enough about climate anxiety to prevent and successfully treat it.

The need for constant reassurance can show up like a persistent itch. Follow these steps for a more lasting peace of mind

Do you ever worry about not being worried? Struggles can give us a sense of identity and we bond over them, but if we connected over joy instead?

Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists have identified temporal patterns in young people: arthritis and diseases of the digestive system are more common after depression, while anxiety disorders tend to be followed by skin diseases.

Depression is a highly prevalent disorder, and its treatment is far from satisfactory. There is an urgent need to develop a new treatment for depression. Alt...

By Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP The emotions are an extremely important aspect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Emotional wellbeing is an integral part of health in the TCM model. Each emotion is associated with an organ, which, if out of balance will cause specific symptoms. These are what the experienced acupuncturist or practitioner of TCM

The elite capture of a Blackfoot belief system

Participants “rated it among the most personally meaningful and spiritually significant experiences of their lives,” according to the study.

You deserve to forgive yourself. We all make mistakes, but we are all worthy of happiness--and we can create it if we let go of guilt and regret.

So many of us have been taught that in order to be successful, we must constantly be busy and thinking. But an ancient Chinese philosophy called "wu wei" suggests otherwise.

A new article in The Atlantic says more Americans with mental illness are turning to Buddhism for mental health treatment. Experts might advise otherwise.

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I am offering this six minute guided meditation as a means to help each of us deepen our connection with the ever-present states within us that can ground, i...

Mindfulness meditation programs have shown promise for the treatment of anxiety. Now, new research may help explain why. According to a study published in

The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.

Sometimes you wish you could turn your brain off. If would be nice to know how to stop worrying. Mindfulness can help. Here's what you need to know...