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How Extreme Heat Damages Mental Health

Dr. Alessandro Massazza / Carbon Brief Jul 24, 2024 Climate change is having a growing impact on the mental state of those it most seriously affects. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Doctors Are Failing Women With Eating Disorders

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 2, 2020 It's not just about food, says author Rebecca Lester, but shame and self-negation. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Prozac Nation’ Author Elizabeth Wurtzel Dies of Breast Cancer

The Associated Press Jan 7, 2020 She was in her 20s when the book chronicling her addiction and depression was published, igniting a debate that lasted for much of her life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Former Presidential Candidate Ross Perot Dies at 89

DAVID KOENIG / The Associated Press Jul 9, 2019 The Texas billionaire is perhaps best remembered for earning the largest vote share of any third-party hopeful since Theodore Roosevelt. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Madness Driving Climate Catastrophe

H. Patricia Hynes / Truthdig Apr 5, 2019 A new book examines how corporate capitalism, through fossil fuel-based technology, has led the world to the point of destruction. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Mental Health Crisis Afflicting America’s Youth Is All Too Real

Jean Twenge / The Conversation Mar 15, 2019 Researchers have remained skeptical, but data indicate that teens face an epidemic of anguish that is nothing short of staggering. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mind-Altering, Ketamine-Like Drug OK’d for Severe Depression

MATTHEW PERRONE / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2019 A medication related to the club drug Special K wins U.S. approval for patients with the hard-to-treat mood disorder. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Paul Manafort and the Five Stages of ‘Mueller Derangement Syndrome’

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 30, 2018 The former Trump campaign manager's trial could mirror the five stages of grief following personal loss and tragedy: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

6 Reasons for Hope in Trump Times (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jul 29, 2018 In these darkest of days, here’s what gives me hope. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Traumatized Teenagers Are Drugged Without Consent at Immigrant Shelters

Caroline Chen and Jess Ramirez / ProPublica Jul 20, 2018 Whether they came to the U.S. alone or were forcibly separated from their families at the border, despondent minors are often pressured into taking psychotropic drugs without approval from a parent or guardian. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to a Great Depression

Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Jun 24, 2018 If you make enemies out of your friends and friends out of your enemies, where does that leave you? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Rose McGowan Says Depression Caused Anthony Bourdain’s Death, Defends Asia Argento

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 11, 2018 "Anthony would never have wanted Asia to be hurt, I’d like to think he would want us to have the collective conversation that needs to be had about depression," McGowan said in a statement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )