People Who Are Stressed Pay Less Attention to Climate Change Images

By Inga Vesper / Climate News Network May 17, 2017 Organizations campaigning to raise awareness of climate change should think carefully about where and when they broadcast their messages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mental Disorders Induced by Neoliberalism Are Crushing the Bodies and Minds of Millions

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 12, 2016 Societies around the world are suffering epidemics of mental illness because “human beings, the ultrasocial mammals, whose brains are wired to respond to other people, are being peeled apart.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Moving During Childhood Can Have Major Consequences Later in Life

By Robin Scher / AlterNet Jun 23, 2016 A new study might make you think twice before picking up and leaving town if you have kids. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeremy Corbyn Creates a Minister for Mental Health Role in His Opposition Party’s Cabinet

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 14, 2015 Britain's new Labour leader, a staunch advocate of mental health programs, has appointed Luciana Berger to the new post in his administration. “We have delivered a unifying, dynamic, inclusive new Shadow Cabinet which for the first time ever has a majority of women,” Corbyn said. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study Suggests Trauma’s Effects Can Register Across Generations

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 24, 2015 This could be the stuff of a scientific breakthrough: A research team out of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has published a study that points to the possibility that trauma sustained by one generation can actually be passed down, in a sense, to children and maybe even farther down the genetic chain. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Coloring Books for Adults Top Amazon’s Best-Seller List

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 6, 2015 The best-selling book on Amazon.com in the U.S. right now is not Harper Lee’s new novel or a title from George R.R. Martin’s "Game of Thrones" but a Scottish illustrator's coloring book for adults. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Student Debt Is Seriously Hurting Grads’ Mental and Physical Health

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 17, 2015 A new study reveals what those of us carrying large loads of student debt probably already knew: Those college loan payments aren't hurting just your bank account. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can Sex Make You Smarter?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Having trouble remembering key things due to the stress of the everyday grind? Forget your ginkgo biloba tablets, have some sex instead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Can Stress Lead to Dementia?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2013 A new study discovered a link between everyday stressors and brain diseases, such as dementia, that manifest themselves in later years. But try not to let that stress you out. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Poverty Damages the Mind

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2013 There is a strong connection between scarce resources and cognition: The more a person struggles financially, the less he or she can channel brain processes to completing other tasks. When you can't make ends meet, the weight of worry occupies a large portion of the mind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Workplace Stresses Contribute to Heart Disease

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2012 Here’s a reminder that working conditions and the demands of managers affect more than productivity: Being stressed on the job was found to be associated with a 25 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Stressful American Life

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2011 Living in stressful urban settings affects health negatively; K-Pop floods the Japanese entertainment market; and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" may have caused the American Civil War. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )