Mental Health

There is a postpartum mental health crisis among physicians, but hospitals are doing little to address it, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 29.

More people are turning to AI-powered chatbots for mental health support, the Washington Post reported Oct. 25. 

Youth mental health in the United States has reached a critical juncture. The crisis is no longer looming – it's here, affecting millions of students nationwide. Alarming data underscores the gravity of the situation: mental health challenges have become the…

Many people experiencing severe mental health challenges have been displaced after Hurricane Helene, the Alabama Daily News reported Oct. 20.

One in 4 adults believe they have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. 

A recent survey found 22% of LGBTQ+ women have attempted suicide, more than 4 times the rate of the general population, and 66% report seeking treatment for trauma, NPR reported Oct. 8.

Generation Z has lower levels of vitality than other generations, but an increasing number of Gen Z adults are reporting feeling energized and in control, according to a report from The Cigna Group. 

Twenty-two percent of people who died of drug overdoses in 2022 had non-substance use related mental health disorders, according to an Aug. 29 analysis by HHS' Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 

Baton Rouge, La.-based Woman’s Hospital opened the state's first perinatal mental health unit.

The National Institute of Health will fund a $20 million study following people with mental illness over five years.