Dear David: How do I help my daughters deal with their social anxiety?
Melanie Acevedo/Getty Images Thank you to everyone who proposed questions for my new evidence-based advice column. This time, I am ...
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Phased introductions to smartphones will help kids more than bans
“Get phones out of schools.” “Social media is toxic for teenagers.” Messages like these are flying around the globe and ...
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The truth about social media and screen time’s impact on young people
“Get off your phone!” Most parents will have found themselves yelling some version of this at their offspring – often ...
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The surprising mental health and brain benefits of weight-loss drugs
ADDICTIVE STOCK CREATIVES/Alamy; AdoBe stock Kathy Schwartz was 10 years free from alcohol, cigarettes and opiates but every day it was ...
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Race is a social construct, but racism can cause real biological harm
It has been more than four years since Darnella Frazier, then a teenager, captured on camera the murder of George ...
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Does coming off antidepressants really cause withdrawal symptoms?
The extent to which antidepressants cause withdrawal symptoms, if at all, has long been a contentious issueAleksandr Davydov/Alamy Antidepressants are ...
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Toxic positivity: Why excessive optimism is bad for your health and mental well-being
Having a positive mindset can result in unexpected consequencesDEEPOL by plainpicture/Anja Weber-Decker Are you struggling with low self-esteem? If so, ...
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Smartphone use can actually help teenagers boost their mood
How do smartphones make teens feel?Shutterstock/DavideAngelini A small study of children aged 12 to 17 suggests that using a smartphone ...
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These scientific rules of connection can supercharge your social life
Joel Redman/Gallery Stock If you were to take one step to improve your health, what would it be: change what ...
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Could mental health conditions be ‘transmitted’ among teen classmates?
People with mental health conditions are often advised to talk things over with people they are close toMaskot/Getty Images If ...
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