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Mental health
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Social isolation sends more older adults to the emergency room, study says
Older adults who live alone visit emergency departments significantly more often than those living with a spouse, preliminary research says.
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Gun suicides often spike after homicides rise, multi-decade study reveals
Researchers found a close link between gun suicide and homicides in a new multi-decade study from the New Jersey Gun…
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A therapist’s advice to freelance journalists on coping with job uncertainty
AI and other factors are making journalism careers feel particularly unstable. A therapist who specializes in unemployment and meaning in…
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What eating disorder experts want journalists to know about GLP-1s
At an AHCJ event in New York, psychologists clashed with an obesity medicine specialist over the promise and perils of…
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AI chatbots and mental health: How to report responsibly on a new risk
In this webinar, learn what about AI chatbots sucks people in, who is at risk and how you can report…
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AI psychosis: How Mashable’s Rebecca Ruiz covered the growing phenomenon
Learn why Mashable reporter Rebecca Ruiz sees chatbots and AI psychosis as one of the biggest public health stories of…
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How a reporter got the scoop on a startup helping patients taper off antidepressants
Learn how WIRED reporter Kate Knibbs covered a health startup helping patients taper off antidepressants without debilitating side effects.
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Freelancing with ADHD: How to embrace your strengths and manage the challenges
Lots of freelance journalists have ADHD. Here’s how they make it work — plus bonus advice from a psychologist.
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The family-centered treatment approach to substance use disorder and mental health
At HJ25, people who have experienced substance use disorder and their loved ones said that involving family is crucial to…
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Changing the conversation about kids, teens and screens
At HJ25, panelists discussed the nuance surrounding how too much screen time can influence the mental health of young people.