Mental Health

Emotional health concerns continue to impact a "significant number" of hard-hit Superstorm Sandy survivors, according to a Monmouth University Poll survey.

University of Pennsylvania researchers want to try to reduce something called the “research to practice gap” in mental health.

There’s a new study on romantic relationships titled “My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone.” < ...

More people die by suicide than by motor vehicle crashes. And if you think you are immune, you are not.

WHYY hosted a series of public events relating to the series, and we asked attendees to tell us about how the Vietnam War still affects them today.

Friendship and joy were the themes of a 2017 Fringe play produced by SpArc Services Cultural Arts Center in Philadelphia, which supports people with intellectual disabilities.

A measure signed into law by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie strengthens protections for those with developmental disabilities.

An estimated 85,000 people in Philadelphia live with depression. There may be more, so the city offered free screenings Thursday as part of National Depression Screening Day.

Research points to a weapon in the fight against depression that may sound counterintuitive: Sleep deprivation. In their weekly c ...

More than 6,000 people gathered in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Sunday for the city's annual Out of the Darkness walk for suicide prevention.

For many of the more than 120,000 Puerto Rican Philadelphians, it's been a difficult week as they've been unable to get in touch with their relatives after Hurricane Maria.

A combination of older and newer treatments had the best results for patients in a recent study on anxiety. Researchers at a German ...

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Many women who have postpartum depression don’t talk about their condition – and don’t ask for help. That’s accor ...

A new study in the journal Science shows that the debate over unauthorized immigrants is not just an political issue; it’s ...