Adolescent girls carry the blame for early pregnancy, yet the boys and men who got them pregnant remain invisible.
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Our findings highlight life-long inequalities in mental health by factors that are down to chance.
The uncertainty and stigma of living with PFAS pollution can be stressful. Here’s the support communities need.
One prominent theory says conspiracy beliefs are triggered by elevated distress. But a new study finds limited evidence to support this claim.
You have probably heard of ‘fight or flight’ responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to ‘freeze’. But there is another response a person can have: ‘fawn’.
Many stressors may be coming from interactions with technology: small but frequent frustrations that quickly dissipate, but when added up trigger digital distress.
When people’s homes became cold, their risk of severe mental distress significantly increased.
A lawsuit against police and school officials for how they responded to the kindergartner has been settled, but deeper systemic issues remain.
Controlling for other factors, the mental health cost of renting can be eliminated through longer tenure and greater security.
About two-thirds of people affected by disasters such as floods return to their usual level of psychological well-being. But some people are at risk of lasting distress.
Nigerian students are consuming alcohol in alarming quantities, and for psychological reasons. What can be done?
Prolonged unemployment could result in a major public health crisis as early findings from a study indicate high rates of psychological distress in people who have lost their jobs during COVID-19.
How do women decide whether – and what – to say about their pregnancy loss experiences on social media?
Colleges and universities must do more to combat a “culture of silence” that dissuades many graduate students from seeking help with mental health issues, researchers argue.
People who attempt suicide can access medical care at their clinics but psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers are not part of the primary health care setting.
Using creativity and artistic metaphor to tap unconscious memories helps release pent up trauma.
Many students suffer from mental illness but universities have limited support services.
New research shows that the brains of people with OCD prevent them from learning that something is safe.
Haiti has been struck by natural disasters before. Here’s what we learned about helping victims.
We often think of posture as a physical thing – but our minds play a crucial part too.
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Co-director of the genetics program at the Research Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders , South African Medical Research Council
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