Matthew Perry, known for his role as sarcastic Chandler Bing on the hit NBC show “Friends,” died Saturday at 54 after apparently drowning in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home. TMZ reported illegal drugs were not found at the scene Saturday, and foul play is not suspected. Prescription drugs were reportedly found inside … Read more
Dozens of states are suing Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms. In a complaint filed in the Oakland, Calif., federal court, 33 states said Meta, which also operates Facebook has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its platforms and knowingly … Read more
If you don’t have time for a relaxing walk through the woods, try a nature video instead. A new study found that watching even a brief video of nature scenes significantly improved the mental health of viewers — especially compared to the effect of watching scenes of urban environments. The researchers focused on late adolescence, … Read more
Feeling downward, dog? Hot yoga could fix that. For people with moderate to severe depression, just one session of hot yoga per week was associated with a “significantly greater” reduction in symptoms compared to no treatment at all, according to a clinical trial. The Harvard Medical School findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, … Read more
Stephen A. Smith took a serious tone when he revealed a time when he dealt with his own mental health struggles. On “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the host discussed Dak Prescott and his change in tone in how he plans to approach his criticism of the Cowboys quarterback. Smith also discussed Prescott’s openness about … Read more
World Mental Health Day is October 10. More than one in five youths (ages 13-18) currently or at some point in their lives will have a seriously debilitating mental illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fox News Digital spoke with Dr. Megan Campbell, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Children’s Hospital in New … Read more
Tuesday, Oct. 10, is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is, “Mental health is a universal human right.” World Mental Health Day aims to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to organize efforts that support mental health, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). One in eight people globally … Read more
Buckle up — mental time travel is a wild ride. Wrinkles, crinkles and sags are just a few signs of aging that most men and women (even Botox buffs) can expect to see creep up on their faces as the years turn into decades. But rather than merely bracing themselves for the radical, yet predictable … Read more
Lil Tay’s management is speaking out for the first time since the social media star’s bizarre death hoax and recent Los Angeles airport sighting. “We can confirm that the posts coming from her accounts this week are in fact her doing, and videos of her at the airport are real. In light of recent events, … Read more
Life can be a little more fantastic with some plastic. The record-breaking “Barbie” movie has inspired a cultural phenomenon, contributing to a pink paint shortage and inspiring a fabulously feminine fashion trend, dubbed “Barbiecore.” More than just an aesthetic fad, the Greta Gerwig-directed flick, starring Margot Robbie as the titular Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, has also … Read more
It’s no secret that smoking cigarettes can ruin your body. The list of illnesses that smoking causes — heart disease, stroke, diabetes, emphysema, bronchitis and several types of cancer — is long and troubling. However, most people don’t realize that smoking is also associated with mental illness. In recent years, studies have suggested that there’s … Read more
The latest online trend is trauma — and it’s all thanks to a more “self-aware” generation. Gen Z’s attempt to destigmatize mental health issues and willingness to open up online has spurred a wave of trauma oversharing on social media platforms. Meg Schnetzer, a trauma-informed somatic practitioner, has seen an “uptick” of young people talking about … Read more
Oversharing on social media may seem like the norm, but experts warn potential employers are not enthralled by applicants’ digital trauma dumping. Initially billed as a white-collar networking platform, LinkedIn has taken a different form in recent years, becoming a site for flirtatious direct messages and unapologetic oversharing by its young users, more akin to … Read more
Pass on the fast food. New research shows a connection between consumption of highly processed food, and “elevated” mental duress happening later in life, according to a paper from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. “Participants with the highest intake of ultra-processed food had increased odds of elevated psychological distress,” the study authors wrote. The research … Read more
Jonah Hill’s ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady has alleged that she underwent hospitalization as well as an “involuntary mental hold” recently. The surfer — who previously said that the “Wolf of Wall Street” actor, 39, was emotionally abusive towards her — shared a series of shocking Instagram Stories on Monday, per Daily Mail. She posted a slew … Read more
Star student Megan Ebenroth, 17, tragically died last month after contracting a rare, brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Georgia. The death was reported last month, but the victim’s identity wasn’t confirmed until now. “I’m still in shock,” the teen’s mother Chrissy Ebenroth told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution while discussing the “extraordinary” pupil’s passing. “But I can’t … Read more
This craze just might rub you the right way. “Brain flossing” — or “brain massaging” — is quickly becoming the hottest self-healing trend online, with social media sound lovers seemingly achieving inner peace within seconds. “When I first experienced it, it literally brought me to tears,” said purported “mindset mentor” Rea Michelle in her viral … Read more
Psychedelic drugs that have long fueled the party circuit are now poised to become a legit treatment for mental health – and you can partly thank free-thinking billionaires from Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Currently, only ketamine – known on the club scene since the 1990s as “special K” – is legal for medicinal use … Read more
Loneliness is not just bad for men’s mental health — it may be bad for their bones, too, according to a new study. And while social isolation may have a negative impact on the bone health of men, this is not true of women, the researchers found. Dr. Rebecca Mountain, of Maine Health Institute for Research in Scarborough, Maine, … Read more
Dismal numbers released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate 15 percent of America’s children aged five to 17 recently received treatment for mental health conditions in 2021, raising concerns about the depth of the country’s ever-expanding mental health crisis. Adolescents showed the worst numbers in the data brief, with 18.9% of children … Read more