Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these medications.

With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.

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Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders.

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Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last.

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A neuroscientist, he employed a battery of high-tech tools in devising a fast-acting therapy that targets the area of the brain where depression originates.