
Mental Health
When teens threaten violence, a community responds with compassion
After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.
6 years ago
If you’re often angry or irritable, you may be depressed
If you pick up what is often called the "bible of psychiatry," you'll find that the list of core symptoms for major depression doesn't include anger.
7 years ago
She wanted to be the perfect mom, then landed in a psychiatric unit
Studies suggest postpartum psychosis affects about one or two women out of every thousand that give birth.
7 years ago
We’re two weeks into January, into 2019 – how are you doing, keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions? In his weekly conve ...
Air Date: January 14, 2019
Listen 03:58The psychology of clutter and learning to control it
Guests: Julie Morgenstern, Randy Frost, Darla DeMorrow Most of our homes look nothing like the beautiful, sterile interiors featur ...
Air Date: January 14, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Should we call little girls beautiful?
Many parents bristle when people call their daughters beautiful. They worry that it sets girls up for only valuing their looks. For others, it’s not that big of a deal.
7 years ago
Listen 07:01Peter Sagal on 20 years of “Wait, Wait” and running
Guest: Peter Sagal ...
Air Date: January 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘Tech addicts’ seek solace in 12 steps and rehab
We like to say we're addicted to our phones or an app or some show on a streaming video service. But for some people, tech gets in the way of daily functioning and self-care.
7 years ago
State mental health funding hasn’t increased in years. Pa. counties say it’s affecting care.
Most of the mental health care for Pennsylvanians not covered by Medicaid, or insurance is provided through counties and bankrolled by the state. But funding hasn’t increased.
7 years ago
Sleepless no more in Seattle: Later school start time pays off for teens
Researchers at the University of Washington studied the high school students both before and after the start-time change. Their findings appear in a study published Wednesday
7 years ago
Americans are deeply divided on so many issues these days; gun control, climate change, and immigration, just to name a few. But in his n ...
Air Date: December 10, 2018
Listen 03:51Mental illness, substance-use disorder often occur together
Julia Chapman knows her mental illness played a role in heroin use.
7 years ago
Adaptation after amputation: An acrobat finds new ways to fly
After losing her feet and parts of her legs, circus performer Erin Ball thought her life and the work she loved were over.
7 years ago
Listen 6:23After a double mastectomy: How breast cancer can reshape gender identity
Two people recount the after effects of breast cancer surgery.
7 years ago
Listen 8:36Our bodies are ours, but how we feel about them is largely defined by others — by the things people say, the culture we live in, the me ...
Air Date: December 7, 2018
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