Social media’s increasing use of algorithm-driven content that lasts only seconds may be worsening attention, inhibition, stress, and anxiety

Social media’s increasing use of algorithm-driven content that lasts only seconds may be worsening attention, inhibition, stress, and anxiety

Exclusive: Clinical guidelines should change to avoid exposing young people to potentially harmful side-effects, researchers say Clinical guidelines should no longer recommend Prozac for children, according to experts, after research showed it had no clinical benefit for treating depression in children and adolescents. Globally one in seven 10-19 year olds have a mental health condition, according to the World Health Organization. In the UK, about a quarter of older teenagers and up to a fifth of younger children have anxiety, depression or other mental health problems. Continue reading...

Maybe you have this interpretation that you're not going to recover and you have permanent damage, but it's not like that. I'm very hopeful.

More than half of young adults began to think they had ADHD after awareness campaign—despite not meeting criteria for this disorder.

Philosopher Justin Garson discusses the potential benefit of looking at madness not as disease or defect, but as a designed feature.

Listen to Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health wherever you get your podcasts!

A new qualitative study reveals the emotional and physical toll of psychiatric drug withdrawal—and the lack of professional support available to those trying to stop.

Podcast Episode · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health · 10/29/2025 · 45m

To the Editor The meta-analysis by Kalfas et al1 attempts to examine a safety issue in a sample of trials where strong effects are unlikely to show up. Previous research found that antidepressant with...