Tag: Anxiety
4 ways to help kids relax as the coronavirus upends everyday...
Mirae J. Fornander, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Families everywhere are adjusting to a new way of life due to social distancing measures like closed...
Why teen depression rates are rising faster for girls than boys
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
We’re in the middle of a teen mental health crisis – and girls are at its epicenter.
Since 2010, depression,...
Why it matters that more athletes are talking about their mental...
John Affleck, Pennsylvania State University
The great basketball writer Jackie MacMullan recently stood at the front of a hotel ballroom in Tampa taking questions after...
What causes greed and how can we deal with it?
Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha
Recent news stories have highlighted unethical and even lawless actions taken by people and corporations that were motivated...
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC – a pharmacologist...
James David Adams, University of Southern California
Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states as of November 2018. Yet the federal government still insists marijuana...
The mental health crisis among America’s youth is real – and...
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
The first signs of a problem started to emerge around 2014: More young people said they felt overwhelmed and...
Developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety – but treatment can...
Paola Odriozola, Yale University and Dylan Gee, Yale University
Adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders...
Does thinking you look fat affect how much money you earn?
Patricia Smith, University of Michigan and Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Two things people often think about are money and their appearance. Past...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
