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
Social media continues to drive up depression and anxiety among teens, the surgeon general warns. Up to 95% of teens and 40% of children between the ages of 8 to 12 are on social media. And those spending more than three hours per day face double the risk for poor mental health as well as … Read more
They’re coloring themselves happy. With spring in full bloom and summer on the horizon, makeup lovers in New York City are shaking off their cold-weather blues, and bringing on the color. Lots and lots of color. Think bold and bright hues such as neon green, hot pink, electric blue and DayGlo orange. But Gen Zers … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-something single gay man. My parents are older and have a strained marriage. They no longer have a relationship but stay together. I live with them because of money issues, and they sometimes need assistance. I do not have the ability to bring friends or dates over, and I feel … Read more
Director Kevin Smith revealed Wednesday that he checked himself into an Arizona treatment center in January following a “complete break from reality” stemming from severe childhood trauma and self-loathing due to his lifelong struggle with his weight. “It was scary,” Smith, 52, told People. “At that moment, I wouldn’t have been averse to not being … Read more
The 2018 PGA Tour rookie of the year Aaron Wise will not be participating in this year’s Masters as he focuses on his mental health. “Regretfully I am withdrawing from The Masters today,” Wise wrote on an Instagram story. “Golf is just as much a mental game as it is one of physical skill, and … Read more
This article is one of the winning submissions from the first annual New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. My phone beeped with a text: “Can you come to the playoffs with me @7?” This was the farthest my school’s basketball team has gotten in a long time, and the hallways today were filled with … Read more
Need a brain boost? Fitness may not be for you! It is more common than not to hear exercising will provide a range of mental health benefits, but new research suggests there is “little evidence” showing a correlation between improved cognitive health and physical exercise. Analyzing data from over 100 individual trials involving more than … Read more
Students are increasingly leaving school — not with a degree, but with a mental health crisis. A new Gallup survey has reported that 41% of students who are currently enrolled in a postsecondary program have considered stopping their education in the past six months. The number has gone up significantly from the first year of … Read more
Boomer Esiason walked off the WFAN set after Gregg Giannotti lambasted a caller for not being sensitive to mental health issues. As covered by Elite Sports NY, a caller named “Bill in Connecticut” mocked Giannotti for being “soft” and compared his content to Bravo’s “Real Housewives” programs. Later, Giannotti told the caller that one on-air … Read more
A run a day keeps the depression away. Researchers from the University of South Australia have discovered regular exercise may be more effective than medication for the treatment of mental illness, such as depression. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the study used 97 reviews, 1,039 and 128,119 participants, marking it as one … Read more
Britney Spears is assuring her overprotective fans that her loneliness isn’t killing her. The 41-year-old pop icon addressed rumors Friday that she’s struggling with her mental health and needing an intervention, while admitting she takes Prozac for depression “and that’s about it.” “I didn’t die, people. I didn’t die,” Spears emphasized in a clip posted … Read more
Fall Out Boy founding member and guitarist Joe Trohman announced that he is stepping away from the band. Just hours after announcing their upcoming new album, titled “So Much (For) Stardust,” Trohman took to social media to say his mental health has “rapidly deteriorated” and forced him to slam the brakes on his music career. … Read more
Wynonna Judd has given her “genuinely concerned” fans an update about her mental health. Judd, 58, posted a video on Instagram in response to a comment a fan wrote on Facebook, noting concern that she was being “pushed too hard.” “I’m worried that her ‘manager’ is pushing her too hard,” the comment, which Judd attached … Read more
They say you are the company you keep — and “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is calling out what she declares Kanye West’s inexcusable ties to racists and anti-Semites. Hostin made the claim during the show’s lively “Hot Topics” segment on Monday, during which the panel condemned former president Donald Trump for hosting West and … Read more
Physically at work, mentally unwell. Nearly half of Americans claim their jobs “negatively effect” their mental health, new data shows. The Gallup survey asked nearly 16,000 working Americans about their mental health as it’s associated with their jobs. Four out of ten participants expressed negative effects on their mental health due to to work. When … Read more
Iconic construction toy company LEGO has made a bold assertion linking the use of its novelty blocks with positive mental health outcomes for Australians. The Denmark-based brand has spruiked its product as being just as, if not more, beneficial for adults than for children in a statement issued ahead of Wednesday’s R U OK? Day. … Read more
Despite displaying signs of poorer cognitive performance, older adults tend to have greater mental well-being compared to younger adults, according to a new study. A study published this month in Psychology and Aging by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine indicates that adults over 60 showed greater mental well-being but worse cognitive performance … Read more